Table II

Main challenges of relief logistics in Haiti

Logistics operationsReferences
Needs assessmentPortilla et al. (2010), Holguín-Veras et al. (2012), Van Wassenhove and Pedraza Martinez (2012) and Varvas and McKenna (2013) 
Locating needsPortilla et al. (2010) and Holguín-Veras et al. (2012) 
Evaluation of roads’, facilities’, and populations’ accessibilityKoudelka and Schrotter (2007), Holguín-Veras et al. (2012), Van Wassenhove et al. (2010) and Van Wassenhove and Pedraza Martinez (2012) 
Logistical bottlenecks managementHallward (2010), Van Wassenhove and Pedraza Martinez (2012), Pape et al. (2010), Yates and Paquette (2011), Pedraza Martinez et al. (2010) and Portilla et al. (2010) 
Locating existing assets and facilitiesAltan et al. (2010) and Portilla et al. (2010) 
Vehicle routingPedraza Martinez et al. (2011) 
Regional road transport management (e.g. from the Dominican Republic to Haiti)Portilla et al. (2010) and Pedraza Martinez et al. (2010) 
Local road transport management in Haiti (e.g. to distribution centers)Pedraza Martinez et al. (2010) and Van Wassenhove et al. (2010) 
Distribution management (to beneficiaries)Hallward (2010), Holguín-Veras et al. (2012), Ichoua (2010), Varvas and McKenna (2013) 
CoordinationHolguín-Veras et al. (2012), Pedraza Martinez et al. (2011), Varvas and McKenna (2013) and Portilla et al. (2010) 
Safety and security managementVan Wassenhove and Pedraza Martinez (2012), Ichoua (2010), Van Wassenhove et al. (2010), Braga (2010), Gupta and Agrawal (2010), Hallward (2010), James (2010), Kolbe et al. (2010), Malow et al. (2010) and Pedraza Martinez et al. (2010) 
Decision makingPedraza Martinez et al. (2010) 

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