...Erin Meier; Andrew Nelson Brown; Barry Chovitz; Dominique Zwinkels; Michael Egharevba; Bridget McHenry; Joseph Kabatende; Ines K. Gege Buki Purpose This practice forum paper aims to present a theoretical framework to better develop the required supply chain management (SCM) competencies...

...Jonas Stumpf; Maria Besiou; Tina Wakolbinger Purpose The research objective is to study the relevance of supply chain management in the humanitarian context, analyze supply chain expenditures and identify major cost-saving potentials and future research directions. Design/methodology/approach...

... the goods, so most of the services are about defective goods. The processing method in XYZ company is an exchange of new products and defective products. Supply chain management COVID-19 outbreak Challenges Managing TOPSIS method Hong Kong Toy manufacturing company Different products...

... of humanitarian relief operations. Practical implications This study is significant as it endeavors to contribute toward humanitarian supply chain management, specifically in assisting humanitarian organizations with suggested strategies that would work toward making humanitarian relief supply chains more...

... question: how should the international community invest to reduce the cost, and increase the localization of humanitarian response? Preparedness Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Cash transfer programming World humanitarian summit According to the interviewees, in a complex...

...://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Procurement Ukraine Urban Conflict Supply chain management Refugees Donations Humanitarian logistics Payments Cash transfer programmes Internally displaced person This literature review discusses complex emergencies and cash-based support...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Jose V. Gavidia can be contacted at: gavidiaj@cofc.edu 17 02 2017 16 05 2017 26 06 2017 27 06 2017 Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Enterprise resource planning Supply chain coordination Humanitarian...

...David Makepeace; Peter Tatham; Yong Wu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare perspectives on humanitarian logistics (HL) and supply chain management (SCM) among programmes and logistics/support staff. Design/methodology/approach Underpinned by services supply chain management (SSCM...

... Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics (HL) involves various parties including governments, military, non-governmental and commercial organisations that differ widely in size, aims, structure and knowledge (Van Wassenhove, 2006 ; Argollo Da Costa et al., 2012). Donors...

... logistics and supply-chain management concepts, colleges, and universities in collaboration with relief agencies can facilitate an impactful humanitarian logistics learning experience that provides needed support to disaster response. Originality/value – There is a scarcity of literature that connects...

... (Taupiac, 2001) and hence local expertise in effective supply‐chain management is always an asset. Essential drugs as defined by the WHO are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population, they are selected with due regard to public health relevance, evidence on efficacy...

... (m³/hour). Model formulation The rotation time T_total (in minutes) is calculated as follows: (Equation 1) Humanitarian logistics Supply chain management in disaster relief Sanitation Sustainability Transportation Distribution management Supply...

...Peter Tatham Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on current research in the field of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach The paper serves as the editorial for this issue of JHLSCM. Findings The paper stresses...

... and, by implication, in humanitarian supply chains that often (but not always) operate in such environments. Originality/value This research complements previous research in the areas of packaging and supply chain management by exploring supply chain needs regarding packaging in developing countries. It extends...

..., written with Rolando Tomasini, intended to develop a general understanding of logistics in a humanitarian setting. First, the authors describe fundamental supply‐chain management concepts, and then move on to describing humanitarian relief and its unique logistical challenges. The authors conclude...

... be contacted at: p.akhtar@massey.ac.nz © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Humanitarian logistics Supply chain management Chain coordinators Competences Humanitarian chains Coordination success Interviews horizontal Vertical Challenges Coordination is the core of supply chain...

... Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Disaster relief operations Agile and lean principles Aid agencies United Nations World Food Programme Childerhouse and Towill (2000) propose that leanness is particularly relevant when demand is relatively stable and predictable. In particular...

... bulletproof vests, and helmets (Jahre, 2010). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Uganda Developing countries Drugs Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Health care Africa Stock shortages During the past four years, humanitarian logistics has attracted a lot...

... for further research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Disaster relief Research Whether in the form of an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, influenza pandemic, or terrorist attack, the next major disaster is closer than we might think...

... (2006) . A more comprehensive review of literature, including logistics and supply chain management journals, is presented in Natarajarathinam et al. (2009) . Both resources confirm that the studies published in disaster relief logistics and supply chain management can be classified...