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Title: Clustering Partner Agencies for a Local Food Bank
Food insecurity is a serious problem in America and the pandemic makes the problem even worse. Feeding America has more than 200 food banks. that These food banks and their partner agencies are the key players in the battle against food insecurity. Partner agencies may vary in size and location depending on the service area and the variety of the partner agencies and the complexities of their operations make equitable food distribution very challenging. There is a need for a meaningful to group those partner agencies to assist food bank operations managers to make informed decisions. This study uses data from a local food bank and its partner agencies. Each agency is unique in terms of its behavior. Therefore, k-means clustering was used to categorize agencies into groups based on the number of persons served and the amount of food received. The results of the study will provide evidence-based information to assist the food bank in making informed decisions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2100855
NSF-PAR ID:
10462983
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Babski-Reeves, K.; Eksioglu, B.; Hampton, D.
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of 2023 Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Conference
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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