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Humanitarian supply chain management frameworks
Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2019Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare extant framework in humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) and to propose a framework on humanitarian supply chain (HSC) performance measurement based on the content, context and process.
Sachin Agarwal, Ravi Kant, Ravi Shankar
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Streamlining humanitarian and peacekeeping supply chains
Society and Business Review, 2014Purpose– Over the last decade, temporary supply chains (TSCs) have become a well-recognized logistics model. In TSCs, supply chain members are organized for anad hocproject; they pool resources in order to make the project successful. Although it might be perceived that TSCs are unstable due to their temporary nature, this paper aims to discuss how ...
Nathalie Merminod +2 more
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Performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 2009Recent humanitarian disasters, such as the Asian tsunami and Katrina, have pointed out the importance of supply chain management in dealing with the complex emergency situations and risks that humanitarian organisations are faced with. Although performance measurement is known to be crucial for performance improvement, little insight exists in how ...
de Brito, MP, Laan, Erwin, Vergunst, DA
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Humanitarian health project supply chain costs
Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 2017The combination of inadequate health systems and the occurrence of humanitarian crisis results in significant logistics and supply chain management (LSCM) challenges in the support of their vulnera...
Vaillancourt, A +3 more
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Understanding Humanitarian Supply Chain Through Causal Modelling
South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 2020Research Questions: Does being in the social welfare slow-onset disaster quadrant help in garnering resources during the sudden disaster? Theory: Humanitarian supply chain has been traditionally explained as a system involved in mobilizing people, resources, skills and knowledge for disaster relief operations.
Vinaytosh Mishra, Mohita G. Sharma
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Kit management in humanitarian supply chains
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2016Abstract With the continuous growth in world population and increasing disruptions due to climate change around the world, global humanitarian organizations are hard pressed to improve their capacity to respond to emergencies. Such operations require the ability by humanitarian organizations to be dynamic and react to a wide range of situations on a ...
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Characterizing Coordination in Humanitarian Supply Chains
2019Coordination has been reported as a main issue in humanitarian supply chain. Although it is recognized as a potential driver for efficiency, it is not broadly studied in real cases. This chapter presents a case study for humanitarian supply chain. Using Lambert's framework for SCM, humanitarian supply chain is characterized identifying its structure ...
Juan David Suarez +2 more
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Humanitarian Operations and Supply Chain Management
2020Abstract The need for humanitarian assistance is documented in the news on a daily basis. Functioning supply chains are a critical factor in providing disaster relief and humanitarian aid to people in need. Therefore, the humanitarian sector has developed organizations, processes, procedures, and tools that support the specific situation
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Modelling Humanitarian Supply Chains
2023Tatenda Talent Chingono, Charles Mbohwa
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Humanitarian Supply Chain Management: A Theoretical Review
2015Driven by unpredictable events, international humanitarian supply chains are challenging, requiring a planned approach in order to respond to disasters affecting communities. Therefore, the emphasis is put on the role of partnerships and the importance of collaboration as well as coordinated functions.
Vojvodić, Katija +2 more
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