...Hamed Gheibdoust Purpose Providing humanitarian services to people affected by disasters poses many challenges for relief organizations. This study aims to present a model of humanitarian supply chain ( HSC ) challenges using the interpretive structural modeling ( ISM ) and MICMAC approach...

...Felix Chari; Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu Purpose The world-over, it is evident that, numbers and frequency of natural disasters have increased tremendously. The effects have given birth to a worldwide, all-inclusive humanitarian response and preparedness. In Zimbabwe, Cyclone Idai has ushered...

...Keratiloe Mogotsi; Fanny Saruchera Purpose This paper aims to reveal the philanthropy landscape processes for dealing with disasters and examine the influence of lean thinking in managing philanthropy for disasters. It sought to leverage continuous improvement and maximise disaster response...

.../methodology/approach This paper conducts a review of the literature of the application of big data in disaster relief operations. The methodology of literature review adopted in the paper was proposed by Mayring (2004) and is conducted in four steps, namely, material collection, descriptive analysis...

... in humanitarian relief operations because pre-positioned stocks and gifts-in-kind donations are typically not sufficient to meet all of the demand created by a disaster. To Ertem and Buyurgan (2013) , procurement in humanitarian operations is extremely complex, with unique and distinct features of the logistics...

... that they face in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Design/methodology/approach Using a phenomenological approach, a qualitative research study was conducted from an interpretative, constructivist perspective. Through a series of semi‐structured interviews the researchers gathered stories about...

...Christopher Sandwell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the underlying issues of humanitarian disaster relief logistics in order to provide an understanding of the challenges facing humanitarian organisations in a wider context. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes...