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Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2012 Following the recent dramatic rise in both natural and man-made disasters, humanitarian logistics has received increasing interest from both logistics researchers and practitioners. Provided that logistics operations in the emergency response are effective and efficient, the impact of disasters on affected populations can be drastically reduced. Relief
Melih Çelik +6 more
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Outsourcing of humanitarian logistics to commercial logistics service providers [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2019 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the potential of outsourcing of humanitarian logistics activities to commercial logistics service providers (LSPs) throughout the different disaster phases. The authors identify incentives for
Ioanna Falagara Sigala, Tina Wakolbinger
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Research in humanitarian logistics [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2011 Purpose – – The purpose of this paper is to provide future researchers with a framework for conducting research in the unique field of humanitarian logistics.
Robert E. Overstreet +3 more
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Applying the Delphi method to determine best practices for outsourcing logistics in disaster relief [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2019 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine best practices of aid agencies for outsourcing logistics to commercial logistics service providers (LSPs) in disaster relief.
Timo Gossler +3 more
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A multi-criteria vertical coordination framework for a reliable aid distribution [PDF]
Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2017 Purpose: This study proposes a methodology that translates multiple humanitarian supply chain stakeholders’ preferences from qualitative to quantitative values, enabling these preferences to be integrated into optimization models to ensure their balanced
Fabiola Regis-Hernández +2 more
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Practice and challenges of humanitarian logistics management within the Ethiopian public pharmaceutical supply chain [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Humanitarian logistics involves the coordinated movement of relief goods, personnel, information, and funds between beneficiaries, donors, and suppliers, which is crucial for successful emergency response operations.
Biniam Bahiru Tufa +1 more
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The evolution of humanitarian logistics as a discipline through a crystal ball [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2021 Purpose – Humanitarian logistics has for a long time been argued to be a new discipline. Now that even the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM) has existed over a decade, it is time to take a closer look at its evolution.
Nezih Altay +2 more
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Humanitarian logistics and supply chain standards. Literature review and view from practice [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2021 Purpose – The paper is focused on standards in humanitarian logistics and supply chain. Standards, implemented between organisations, allow improving the interoperability of humanitarian operations.
Claudia Paciarotti +2 more
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Cogent Business & Management, 2021 This article investigates the impact of traceability of the quality of the information system on humanitarian logistics performance. There are four variables studied, namely electronic data interchange (EDI) adoption, blockchain (BC) adoption, radio ...
Ilyas Masudin +4 more
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Integrating service-learning and humanitarian logistics education [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2013 Purpose – – Humanitarian logistics is critical to providing relief to people in regions affected by hardship and disaster. This study examines literature on humanitarian logistics and service-learning and evaluates the integration of concepts.
Sean P. Goffnett +2 more
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