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Sustainable humanitarian supply chain management – exploring new theory

Nathan KunzCoggin College of Business, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 85-104 | Received 19 Jan 2015, Accepted 30 Sep 2015, Published online: 02 Nov 2015

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