... of the challenges as experienced in the outcomes of recent disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws from the limited literature available in humanitarian relief, the authors' first hand experience, input from colleagues in humanitarian logistics performance...

..., 2004) is in its indicative contribution to the danger of a one (or two) culture management and business research approach, leading to a mono‐methodological direction for HLSCM development along an INSEAD‐Cranfield‐MIT axis. Strategic planning Disasters Aid agencies Humanitarian aid...

... Strategic planning Disasters Management theory Aid agencies The global societal impact of humanitarian aid is undisputed; humanitarian logistics, however, remains a largely underexplored area in research and practice. “Similar to logistics in the corporate sector in the 1980s, the logistics...

... with man‐made humanitarian disasters. Additionally, it seeks to determine how the physical context, organizational structure and governance affect the planning and set‐up. Design/methodology/approach A research model that combines organizational theory with spare parts inventory theory is developed...

...Alexander Smirnov; Tatiana Levashova; Mikhail Pashkin; Nikolai Shilov; Anna Komarova Purpose This paper aims to present an approach to decision‐making in disaster response operations. The approach is based on ontology‐driven knowledge sharing and application of well‐developed tasks from the area...

... elements should be included in a firm's crisis response plan. Terrorism Disasters Contingency planning Strategic planning United States of America On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked and crashed commercial airliners into the two highest towers of the World Trade Center complex in New...