Developing a smartphone app to enhance Oxfam's supply chain visibility

This paper reports on the development of a smartphone app designed to give drivers and managers in a charity organisation greater visibility of transport, donation bank and shop stock in time and space. Trials of the app with samples of drivers and shop managers across three counties in the UK showe...

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Main Authors: Cherrett, T.J (Author), Shingleton, Duncan (Author), Norton, Ben (Author), McLeod, F.N (Author), Forey, Camille (Author), Dickinson, Janet (Author), Winstanley, Chris (Author), Davies, Nigel (Author), Speed, Chris (Author), Norgate, Sarah (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2014-11.
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