Can intercluster coordination mediate the relationship between supply chain flexibility and humanitarian supply chain performance? [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2022 Purpose – The occurrence of disaster and crisis is increasing. They are complex as well as challenging for humanitarian organizations (HOs) and societies involved in disaster relief operations.
Kwame Owusu Kwateng +3 more
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Security, sustainability and supply chain collaboration in the humanitarian space [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2021 Purpose – To extend humanitarian supply chain relationships beyond logistics concerns of delivery, quality and cost. As humanitarian actors continue to face increasing numbers of natural disasters, armed conflicts and attacks on aid workers, security ...
Paul D. Larson
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Third-party logistics providers’ strategic development in Sweden: Learning from a crisis
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2022 Background: The enacted sensemaking of third-party logistics (TPL) providers during the pandemic crisis may present an opportunity to explore their strategic operations.
Benedikte Borgstrom +3 more
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Cogent Business & Management, 2023 The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic disrupted global supply chains, creating acute shortages of goods and services to support the operations of many organisations.
Dumisani Mawonde +3 more
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A purchasing portfolio model for humanitarian supply chain resilience: perspectives from a development aid context [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2021 Purpose – The impact of supply disruptions from unplanned events can cause goods shortage, limited responsiveness and high opportunity cost thus compromising development aid programmes' achievement targets.
Narath Bhusiri +4 more
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The value of fourth-party logistics services in the humanitarian supply chain [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2015 Purpose – – The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of fourth-party logistics (4PL) services in a humanitarian supply chain. Furthermore, it shows a framework for a fourth-party humanitarian logistics concept. Design/methodology/approach – –
Hella Abidi +2 more
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Designing Sustainable Humanitarian Supply Chains
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 This is a multidisciplinary study on operationalizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in humanitarian operations through supply chain management methods. It is motivated by the belief that for SDGs to be pursued in humanitarian operations, they need to be contextualized in the idiosyncratic settings and approached systematically.
Helen S.Y. Chen +2 more
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Humanitarian actions of a cultural center during the Covid-19 pandemic: an analogy with supply chain business processes [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2022 Purpose – This study intends to map the supply chain and characterize the business processes of a cultural center in an aggregated and coordinated operation to serve families in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. This case study analyzes distinct aspects
Mauro Vivaldini +1 more
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Reduced Target-Resolution Strategy for Rapid Multi-Observer Site Location Optimisation
IEEE Access, 2020 Covering location problems aim to find optimal site locations for the placement of systems of facilities, e.g. cellular transmitters, surveillance sensors, military equipment, and weather radar.
Andries M. Heyns
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Using collaborative research methodologies in humanitarian supply chains [PDF]
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2019 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an existing collaborative research methodology process (Sabri, 2018), contextualise it for application in humanitarian supply chains and test it empirically.
Yasmine Sabri +2 more
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