...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...

... Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Supply chain management COVID-19 outbreak Challenges Managing TOPSIS method Hong Kong Toy manufacturing company At the end of 2019, COVID-19 (Armani et al., 2020) broke out in Wuhan China, causing...

... 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...

...? Preparedness Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Cash transfer programming World humanitarian summit “Better, safer and more efficient aid” was the stated purpose of the first World Humanitarian Summit (a glossary of all acronyms can be found in Appendix). Aiming to improve humanitarian...

... transfers and local procurement were introduced. Procurement Ukraine Urban Conflict Supply chain management Refugees Donations Humanitarian logistics Payments Cash transfer programmes Internally displaced person © Wojciech D. Piotrowicz 2018 Wojciech D. Piotrowicz Published...

...@cofc.edu 17 02 2017 16 05 2017 26 06 2017 27 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 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...

... Humanitarian logistics Balanced scorecard Customer focus 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...

... 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...

... children below five years there by suggesting the strength or efficiency of the ongoing supply‐chain management for common drugs. The study also acknowledges the extent of vulnerability that would emerge in case of any humanitarian assistance, unless the level of expertise that exists with logisticians...

..., as illustrated in Figure 1 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Humanitarian logistics Supply chain management in disaster relief Sanitation Sustainability Transportation Distribution management Supply chain management According to the World Health Organization, diseases related...

... 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...

...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...

... : INSEAD Business Press, Palgrave Macmillan   2009 . , ISBN: 978‐0‐230‐20575‐8; 0‐230‐20575‐5   £30/$53 (hardback) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Humanitarian logistics Supply chain management Development supply chain Preparedness Relief operations Disaster management...

... it can place an emergency order at the district hub rather than at NMS, which considerably shortens the lead time. While health personnel at facilities can use more of their time for treating patients, staff with supply‐chain management training can take care of the logistics. Even if there was funding...

... and explores their roles in HRCs coordination. P. Akhtar can 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...

... external disruptions (Charles et al., 2010). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Disaster relief operations Agile and lean principles Aid agencies United Nations World Food Programme Humanitarian operations have received...

... articles reviewed, we provide a brief explication of the complexities. Figure 1 is a graphical representation of these complexities. Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Disaster relief Research Whether in the form of an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, influenza pandemic...

... their best to supply the requirements of the coordinating platform. In addition to this assumption, the following considerations are made: Suppliers Supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Procurement operations Auctions Disaster relief logistics Integer programming Simulation...