... with disruption of opening distribution centers. In order to cope with parameters' uncertainty, the possibilistic programming (fuzzy set theory) is considered. Disaster relief Commodity distribution Supply chain Emergency relief volunteers Robust fuzzy stochastic programming Natural disasters...

... Localisation Preparedness Disaster relief Capacity strengthening Humanitarian logistics Humanitarian supply chains Lina Frennesson can be contacted at: lina.frennesson@tlog.lth.se 22 06 2020 03 09 2020 18 10 2020 We specifically focus on the localisation of logistics...

... activities account for 65 percent of expenditures in disaster relief logistics. Despite that importance, the current literature on humanitarian relief logistics has focused primarily on problems of facility location (Balcik and Beamon, 2008), inventory management (Beamon and Kotleba, 2006a, b...

... the Humanitarian Supply Chain Assessment Tool (HumSCAT). This toolbox is comprised of a set of basic tools which can be classified into each phase of disaster relief. Design/methodology/approach The HumSCAT is proposed by paralleling frequently used tools in commercial supply chains with the objectives...

... analyze public data from 13 organizations that are active in disaster relief and review papers on logistics preparedness and humanitarian logistics. Findings The authors found that, despite the increased attention, there is no unified understanding across organizations about what constitutes logistics...

... is not evenly spread between the different phases of disaster relief. A strong emphasis on SCM as a background discipline is also mirrored in the choice of theories used, which indicates the solidification of humanitarian logistics as a primarily supply chain discipline. The lack of use of other theoretical...

... for further research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Humanitarian logistics is an incredibly challenging process. A great deal of the practitioner‐oriented literature stresses the complex nature of disaster relief. As this review is more concerned with logistics areas in the research...