Pdf humanitarian logistics and the cluster approach. To further improve the level of supply chain preparedness and response time, ifrcs lrmd has implemented an endtoend humanitarian logistics planning and tracking system in collaboration with the fritz institute see article by lee pp34 which includes an automated and standardised 6,000 item catalogue. Using data from a real organization unnamed, it asks whether supply chains for secondary support items should be the same as those for primary relief goods, and how earmarked funds impact. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. As the first book in this field, the hope is that it will serve scholarly thought as well as provide a textbook for courses introducing this new and exciting. Luk van wassenhove is a management thinker and educator. Humanitarian logistics significance, definition, and aims significance. Humanitarian organizations face many challenges to deliver the right goods and services to the right people at the right time and at the right price van wassenhove 16. However, skills related to reverse logistics and logistics information systems were not significant in the.
It examines how humanitarian logistics and supply chains play a key. This paper builds on the idea that private sector logistics can and should be applied to improve the performance of disaster logistics but that before embarking on this the private sector needs to understand the core capabilities of humanitarian logistics. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Field vehicle fleet management in humanitarian operations. In short, all logistics operations have to be designed in such a way that they get the right goods to the right place and distribute to the right people at the right time. Pedraza martinez, insead orla stapleton, insead luk n. Blackett memorial lecturew humanitarian aid logistics. Keywords supply chain management, humanitarian logistics, disaster relief, research. However, until recently, this work has received little attention from mainstream academic research.
Humanitarian logistics download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The definitive guide for the business professional, mcgrawhill. Journal of humanitarian logistics and supply chain. Throughout a crisis, the humanitarian logistics planners need for information and data analysis is enormous. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to.
A key strategic issue in predisaster planning for humanitarian logistics is the preestablishment of adequate capacity and resources that enable efficient relief operations. Enabling disaster response, fritz institute 4 most global humanitarian organizations engage in a mix of development and relief activities 4. Jul 24, 2009 since 2000, our group collaborates intensively with humanitarian agencies and private businesses with the objective to help develop a science of humanitarian logistics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, how many spectators will attend or how. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. Rainer, research in humanitarian logistics, journal of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, 1, 2 2011, 114a31. This book gives an insight of the importance of humanitarian logistics and the challenges that lie ahead. The books target audience is students, practitioners, and other individuals interested in the subject of crosssector collaboration in the context of humanitarian crises. From logistics to supply chain management fritz institute. Professor van wassenhove is fellow of the production and operations management society poms 2005. The central role of supply chain management at ifrc. Humanitarian logistics and disaster relief research. Pdf this book discusses emerging themes in the area of humanitarian logistics.
Transportation, the second largest cost in humanitarian operations after personnel, o ers some interesting research opportunities to improve operational e ciency. Considering the need to quickly prepare humanitarian operations in response to a disaster, this paper presents an analysis of the logistics procedures adopted for the distribution of emergency reliefs in four major international disasters. Pdf on jan 1, 2018, muhammad shafiq and others published humanitarian. Feb 02, 2017 humanitarian logistics vol 5 issue 2 1. The main aim of this thesis is to examine humanitarian logistics and the challenges to rapid response in disaster relief operations in ghana. Many of them have chosen a career in nongovernmental organisations or as policy makers. One question of this paper is, if the pain points, as they were identify in the paper from the fritz institute, still exist and if so, how they can be closed by performance measurement in humanitarian logistics. To examine the barriersconstraints to effective response in disaster relief operations. He recently coedited special issues on humanitarian operations for the journal of operations management, the production and operations management journal and the european journal of operational research. This is what humanitarian logisticians are up against.
To assess the roles played by humanitarian organizations in ghana. Fundamental questions in humanitarian logistics framing and synthesizing knowledge derived from both theory and practice, which can be quantitative as well as qualitative, in humanitarian logistics has now begun and the importance of this new branch of logistics and supply chain management needs to be emphasized. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, how many spectators will attend or. This multicontributor title includes insights from some of the worlds leading experts in humanitarian logistics.
Martinez, using or to adapt supply chain management best practices to humanitarian logistics, iternational transactions in. It may contain minor differences from the journals pdf version. Humanitarian logistics insead business press rolando. Therefore, humanitarian logistics management need to be more efficient and effective. To explore and propose strategies of ensuring rapid response in disaster relief operations. Logistics preparedness in the context of emergency preparedness more than prepositioning.
Humanitarian organizations must overcome many challenges to dispatch suitable relief materials with agility van wassenhove 2006. A new field of research and action by aruna apte contents 1 introduction 3 2 humanitarian logistics 6 2. Since 2000, our group collaborates intensively with humanitarian agencies and private businesses with the objective to help develop a science of humanitarian logistics. However, in most cases, the response of the humanitarian. Specific objectives the specific objectives of the study are as follows. Efficiency in logistics is a key success factor because it ensures the proper flow of goods and services in a complex supply chain. Vehicle replacement in the international committee of the. Humanitarian logistics disaster relief and logistics in. Van wassenhove and tomasini successfully epitomise the complex nature of humanitarian logistics, and this results in a book that can be read and mastered not. This paper presents a literature survey of humanitarian logistics studies that aims to observe trends and ideas for future research directions. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges. Journal of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management.
Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. V van wassenhove, blackett memorial lecture humanitarian aid logistics. The global societal impact of humanitarian aid is undisputed. Humanitarian logistics crosssector cooperation in disaster. Forthcoming in journal of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, vol. Ramina samii and luk van wassenhove september 2003. Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a process. The overall aim of the anthology relief supply chain management for disasters. European journal of operational research 146 2, 284301, 2003. We have also captured most of our experience in a book primarily aimed at humanitarians and interested business professionals, but also a good introduction for students and. Luk van wassenhove and his research group at insead have been writing cases on humanitarian operations since the early 2000s. It examines key issues including, warehousing, procurement and funding.
Furthermore, coordination of logistics in humanitarian operations in ghana especially during emergencies. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Humanitarian logistics is defined as the process of planning, implementing. Josette sheeran, executive director at world food program since 2002 we support wfp with our core competences to develop supply chain solutions. United nations human refugee council unhrc has estimated more than 1 billion of people are in need of humanitarian relief and this number is ever increasing despite the efforts from various governments. The mix of invited speakersparticipants at the humanitarian logistics. Vehicle replacement in the international committee of the red. I highly recommend to humanitarian logistics professionals as well as business supply chain practitioners. Van wassenhove the henry ford professor of manufacturing insead humanitarian research grou p an academic perspective on health and humanitarian logisticsand humanitarian logistics georgia tech, march 34, 2011.
What skills and attributes are needed by humanitarian. Operations management supply chain humanitarian logistics sustainability. Journal of operational research society, 57, 475489. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term. Humanitarian organization logistics and supply chain management holscm challenges. With the disappearance of bottlenecks, the satellite offices are demobilised. This is the first book that has integrated effective approaches in humanitarian logistics and business supply chain management in a most instructive and inspiring manner, and both sectors can learn so much from it. The scope, importance and challenge of humanitarian logistics. The principles of humanitarian action in international. Feb 19, 2009 this is the first book that has integrated effective approaches in humanitarian logistics and business supply chain management in a most instructive and inspiring manner, and both sectors can learn so much from it. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management springerlink.
L n van wassenhove imagine the logistics involved in planning an event like the olympics. Humanitarian logistics examines the key challenges facing those whose role it is to organize and distribute resources in the most difficult of situations. When required, unjlc officers also help frame logistics related policy issues affecting humanitarian logistics operations. Unicefs response to the 2015 yemen crisis by luk n. Humanitarian logistics and relief supply chain management is a relatively new area of investigation which is. Humanitarian logistics is a branch of logistics which specializes in organizing the delivery and warehousing of supplies during natural disasters or complex emergencies to the affected area and people. Oversights result in serious consequences for the victims of disasters. Relief refers to the emergency food, shelter and services provided in the immediate aftermath of a natural or manmade disaster. Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a. Humanitarian, aid and emergency logistics is to further the understanding of scm in disaster relief. Van wassenhove 2006 delineates disasters as either natural e. This book provides a good overview of the academic literature on humanitarian logistics and links it with the literature on logistics and supply chain management in. Humanitarian logistics melanie miller 6 the womens institute for supply chain excellence 8 raising the profile of professional logisticians.
Section 1 underlines the crucial role of logistics and supply chain management in the humanitarian context. Tomasini and van wassenhove 2009 used disaster preparedness. Hau lee, thoma professor, graduate school of business, stanford university. Humanitarian logistics are very different from private sector logistics, but we can learn a great deal from each other, as this book amply demonstrates. With this in mind, the paper walks us through the complexities of managing supply chains in humanitarian settings. Peter bakker, tnt chief executive officer i highly recommend to humanitarian logistics professionals as well as business supply chain practitioners. In this context, research on disaster operations management and humanitarian logistics has grown in terms of publications and importance in recent years.
Networks for africa bellagio center conference, which included educators and researchers as well as practitioners from leading academic institutions as well as ngos and even from a corporation resulted in new professional and personal links being forged. As logistics costs from purchasing to the lastmile delivery of items account for over 80% in any. Similar to logistics in the corporate sector in the 1980s, the logistics function in the humanitarian sector is underrecognized, underutilized and underresourced. The term humanitarian logistics, seems to have gained currency both in academia and in practice after the 2004. He is also the director of the humanitarian research group and a fellow of cedep, the european center for executive education, based in france. Academic research of disaster operations management and humanitarian logistics is comparatively new but has grown in terms of quantity and relevance in the last few years thomas, 2004, beamon and kotleba, 2006a, b. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain managementa qualitative study. There are some logistical factors facility location.
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