...Maria Clara Pinheiro; Irineu de Brito Jr; Angelica Alebrant Mendes; Otavio Costa; Felipe Simoyama; Hugo T.Y. Yoshizaki Purpose This study aims to evaluate the operational and economic impact of centralized coordination in national-level humanitarian logistics, particularly regarding the location...

...Nizar Shbikat; Omar M. Bwaliez Purpose This study conducts a systematic literature review to examine infrastructure resilience in humanitarian logistics, focusing on types, failure causes and resilience dimensions of the infrastructure. This study aims to provide an integrated understanding of how...

...David William Fox; Matthew Sabol; Frank William Ciarallo Purpose This study aims to examine how a digital pull-based coordination platform (Korovai) reshaped multinational humanitarian and security assistance logistics during the Ukraine conflict. Building on humanitarian logistics scholarship...

...Sarah A. Schiffling; Christine Roussat Purpose This study aims to examine how humanitarian logistics operations are adapted in constrained and hostile environments to deliver aid to besieged populations effectively. Design/methodology/approach This study analyses historical and contemporary...

... in disaster relief Humanitarian logistics Earthquake On February 6, 2023, a series of earthquakes, including a significant 7.8 magnitude tremor, struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, resulting in widespread devastation. In northern Syria, the earthquakes caused the loss of over 4,500 lives...

...Alessandra Cozzolino; Francesca Celio; Francesco Ricotta Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: to map the evolution of key research themes in the academic literature since logistics service providers (LSPs) became involved in humanitarian logistics ( HL ), and to examine how LSPs...

... questions. Findings Women are critical in humanitarian logistics as leaders, logisticians, community responders and caregivers. However, socio-cultural norms, institutional discriminations, economic marginalisation and susceptibility to health-related issues limit their empowerment and leadership. Five...

...Muhammad Tayyab Purpose This study aims to address a critical gap in Humanitarian Logistics and Disaster Supply Chain Management ( HLDSCM ) scholarship by examining how academic research informs real-world policymaking. This study investigates “reverse dynamic” where scientific outputs support...

... test the model in diverse drought-prone contexts and incorporate dynamic factors such as climate change. Expanding applications would help validate and refine the framework, enhancing its robustness and adaptability for humanitarian logistics planning in different regions and conditions. Practical...

... response includes logistical activities (i.e. humanitarian logistics), and information sharing is crucial because it aids the coordination of logistics activities to transfer supplies to disaster zones efficiently (Perry, 2007 ; Prasanna and Haavisto, 2018). It logically follows that effective...

...Sranghong Heng; Kanyarat Phutthanawong; Chawis Boonmee Purpose Humanitarian logistics is vital for effective disaster response and preparedness, particularly in flood-prone regions where rapid and efficient relief operations can mitigate severe socioeconomic impacts. This paper aims to present...

... et al., 2020). Disaster-related buying behavior Panic buying Supply chain disruptions Freight demand management Humanitarian logistics “Panic buying” is a common occurrence in the aftermath of large disasters and catastrophes. It exacerbates the challenges already faced during...

...Ana Paula Silva Ducatti; Luna Ribeiro Zimmermann Dias Cocus Doneda; Isabela Antunes de Souza Lima; Ana Livia Cazane; Tabata Rejane Bertazzo; Irineu de Brito Junior Purpose This study aims to investigate the use of games in humanitarian logistics and disaster management by conducting a systematic...

...Peter Imbriale Purpose Although governments are vital stakeholders in nearly every humanitarian disaster, there is an incomplete understanding of the role of government in humanitarian logistics. The purpose of this study is to review the current literature to better understand the government’s...

... licence. Prepositioning Value-focused thinking Decision-making Emergency management Humanitarian logistics Disaster preparedness The frequency of disasters has increased over recent decades, causing significant loss of life, infrastructure damage and social and economic disruption...

... of this licence maybe seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence. Disaster management Whole-of-government approach Complex adaptive systems Humanitarian logistics 2023 Moroccan earthquake On September 8, 2023, Morocco was struck by the Al Haouz earthquake, one of the most devastating...

... an exploratory research design, data were gathered through online semi-structured questionnaires distributed to international and national non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UN agencies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the logistics cluster and the Humanitarian Logistics...

... of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licencemay be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Humanitarian logistics Disaster response Scheduling Emergency medical...

..., it is assumed that simulation is a relevant methodology (Hooshangi and Alesheikh, 2018). In this sense, humanitarian supply chains are dynamic and complex systems where there is strong uncertainty (Stumpf et al., 2023). Thus, the existing body of literature highlights that humanitarian logistics...

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