Overview

In rapidly developing emergencies, it is vital for aid agencies to understand how to establish an agile supply chain that resists the chaos of a crisis and caters to unknown needs. In recent years, a number of global crises have highlighted the critical role that logistics plays in humanitarian response. From the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, to the providing of relief to victims of natural disasters, to the bringing of resources to a growing number of migrant crises, there is a vital need to understand how to conduct operations in confused and swiftly changing environments. This multi-contributed title contains chapters from a wide range of academics and practitioners who have worked in these situations, and offers cutting edge research into how these complex problems can be solved. Now in its 4th edition, Humanitarian Logistics is fully updated and contains new chapters on the challenge of obtaining scarce resources in the aftermath of a disaster, sustainability in a HL context, the logistics of the COVID-19 vaccine, the challenges of procurement in HL, a study of the humanitarian service performance system, cash-based HL systems and the interaction of blockchain and HL. Tightly organized by highly qualified editors, this book is essential reading for anyone who needs to understand how to effectively manage supply networks during a rapidly developing emergency.

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Author:   Professor Graham Heaslip ,  Peter Tatham
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781398607163

ISBN 10:   1398607169
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   03 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Impacts of funding systems on humanitarian operations; Chapter - 02: Supplier relationships in humanitarian organizations; Chapter - 03: Providing logistics services for humanitarian relief; Chapter - 04: Risky business revisited - Disasters within disasters; Chapter - 05: The journey from a patchy to a comprehensive supply chain in UNHCR (2005–2015); Chapter - 06: Humanitarian supply chain service performance; Chapter - 07: Network design for pre-positioning emergency relief items; Chapter - 08: Competing for scarce resources during emergencies - A system dynamics perspective; Chapter - 09: Preparing for cash and voucher assistance - Developing capabilities and building capacities; Chapter - 10: Pandemic response and humanitarian logistics; Chapter - 11: Helping people and planet - Making the humanitarian supply chain more sustainable; Chapter - 12: What next for humanitarian logistics?; Chapter - 13: The way forward - Current trends in humanitarian logistics;

Reviews

Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management has evolved into a mature discipline. Organizations have developed systems, people and expertise. Progress has been amazing but the world has also substantially changed (think COVID-19, climate change, AI/data analytics, technology, environmental footprint, etc.). This book should be required reading for anyone interested in seeing humanitarian logistics as a young and evolving science rather than just a skill, and wonderfully combines past, present, and future of this discipline. * Professor Luk Van Wassenhove, Emeritus Professor of Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD University * We have not ended Humanitarian Crises yet. Fortunately Humanitarian Logistics continues to document the ever-changing challenges and learning to keep us all on the front foot. A must-read for all who strive to improve Humanitarian Supply Chains. * Martijn Blansjaar, Head of International Supply & Logistics, Oxfam GB * The need for responsiveness to humanitarian emergencies has never been greater. This excellent book provides valuable insights into how logistics capabilities can be developed to better cope with crises, before, during and after they happen. * Martin Christopher. Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Logistics. Cranfield University * The book Humanitarian Logistics could not be more timely. With all the challenges facing those involved in the management of the logistics of disaster relief, offering potential solutions to the problems is truly welcome. This book has been, and will even more so be, a must-read for students, academics and practitioners who want to understand how to tackle the complexity of the networks involved in humanitarian logistics and the world we live in today. * Karen Spens, Rector, BI Norwegian Business School *

Author Information

Professor Peter Tatham is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Physical Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He was Professor of Humanitarian Logistics at Griffith University, Australia, and he remains a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics. Professor Graham Heaslip is Professor of Logistics Engineering and Head of School of Engineering at Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland. He is a board member of the Humanitarian Logistics Institute (HUMLOG) based at Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland and is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Physical Logistics and Supply Chain Management. His work in the field of logistics and supply chain management has gained international recognition, including the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.

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