Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53867#.VNm0gizQrzE Author(s) Jianan Zhao , Cejun Cao * Affiliation(s) School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China . ABSTRACT Demand forecasting on relief is the premise and basis of material allocation scheme in emergency logistic system. Reasonable demand forecasting method can facilitate relief distribution, thus avoiding the phenomenon that supply-demand imbalance and relief distribution delay. In this paper, relief will be categorized from point view of government and academia, to explain the relationship between relief categorization and demand forecasting. Then introduce the characteristics of relief-demand from several aspects, such as sudden, uncertainty, timeliness, and stage. Finally, this paper gives an overall conclusion on current development of relief demand forecasting method. And elaborate the application of case...
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