...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...

... to explore the effectiveness of PMMs in managing humanitarian projects in the Philippines. It evaluates their applicability and impact across diverse project phases and examines priorities in development projects to establish a replicable framework. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory research...

...Zerin Tasnim; Abu Bakar A. Hamid; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Mahmud A. Shareef Purpose Number of disastrous events are rising globally, and it is important to manage the humanitarian supply chain management process to assist the disaster affected individuals in terms of relief operations. Effective relief...

...Behnam Malmir; Christopher W. Zobel Purpose When a large-scale outbreak such as the COVID-19 pandemic happens, organizations that are responsible for delivering relief may face a lack of both provisions and human resources. Governments are the primary source for the humanitarian supplies required...

...Felix Chari; Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu; Cawe Novukela Purpose The rising threat of tropical cyclones in Zimbabwe is of great importance in establishing the general sources of humanitarian supply chain risks and assessing their negative impact on relief operations. There is a scarcity of studies...

...Waqar Ahmed; Arsalan Najmi; Farhana Khan; Hasan Aziz Purpose Humanitarian services usually perform in the face of uncertainty in which mobilization of resources in an efficient and effective manner is a big challenge. Sharing timely and correct information among logistics partners and workers...

... a definition of and framework for logistics preparedness, along with suggestions for future research agenda. Design/methodology/approach The authors link the way in which humanitarian organizations define and aim to achieve logistics preparedness with extant academic research. The authors critically...