Leveraging Academic Partnerships to Improve Logistics at Nonprofit Organizations

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dc.contributor.authorManikas, A. S., Kroes, J. R., & Gattiker, T. F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-30T20:30:32Z
dc.date.available2019-01-30T20:30:32Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis article presents the results of a partnership between a nonprofit organization and a team of academic researchers that developed a low-cost spreadsheet-based tool that allows organizations to effectively schedule vehicle operations. Specifically, the tool (1) handles the real-world constraints present in moderately complex logistics environments; and (2) uses general computing hardware and software that is already deployed in most organiza-tions, thereby rendering the solution radically low cost (effectively free). We deployed this tool to a humanitarian organization, the Idaho Foodbank, which realized a substantial improvement in its fleet efficiency and a corresponding reduction in route-planning time. The methodology used to manage this collaboration with academia can be leveraged by other nonprofit organizations attempting to overcome the financial barriers that commonly prevent budget-constrained organizations from accessing advanced technologies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationManikas, A. S., Kroes, J. R., & Gattiker, T. F. (2017). Leveraging Academic Partnerships to Improve Logistics at Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 27(3), 435-444.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/nml.21246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4199
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNonprofit Management and Leadershipen_US
dc.subjectnonprofiten_US
dc.subjectnon-profiten_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectpartnershipsen_US
dc.subjectbudget-constrained organizationsen_US
dc.subjectacademic researchersen_US
dc.titleLeveraging Academic Partnerships to Improve Logistics at Nonprofit Organizationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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