...Pratik Rai; Sasadhar Bera Purpose The vaccine supply chain (VSC) performance remains under stress during pandemic outbreaks than conventional vaccination drives due to desired vaccination coverage. Therefore, it is essential to identify the crucial performance objectives (POs...

... such as food aid and rapid test distribution in response to the current and future pandemics. Originality/value Humanitarian logistics domain predominantly relies on equity measures, where each jurisdiction receives resources proportional to their population. This study provides a tool to rapidly identify...

...Robert Handfield; Aruna Apte; Daniel J. Finkenstadt Purpose The study discusses a rationale for a new type of capability called supply chain immunity that is required to address slow-moving, persistent and dispersed pandemics similar to COVID-19 in the future. The authors’ work on the COVID-19...

...Eric Breitbarth; Wendelin Groβ; Alexander Zienau Purpose This paper studies a concept for protecting vulnerable population groups during pandemics using direct home deliveries of essential supplies, from a distribution logistics perspective. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate feasible...

...Kezban Yagci Sokat; Nezih Altay Purpose Epidemics and pandemics can result in sudden morbidity and mortality as well as social and economic disruption. However, the humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (HLSCM) field has been mostly focusing on life saving operations after natural...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disaster management Supply network Resilience Collaboration Philippines Flood Tsunami Earthquake Pandemic COVID-19 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF...

...Seye Babatunde; Richard Oloruntoba; Kingsley Agho Purpose Enormous numbers of people suffer from the effects of disasters and humanitarian crises in Africa, including medical and healthcare emergencies. International response to the 2014–2016 Ebola pandemic in West Africa and COVID 19 pandemic...