Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Volume 10 Issue 4 , Open Access

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Challenges of using big data for humanitarian relief: lessons from the literature

Pankaj Sharma, Ashutosh Joshi

Big data analytics has emerged as one of the most used keywords in the digital world. The hype surrounding the buzz has led everyone to believe that big data analytics is the…

Self-organisation, adaptability, organisational networks and inter-organisational coordination: empirical evidence from humanitarian organisations in Uganda

Henry Mutebi, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Moses Muhwezi, John C. Kigozi Munene

To coordinate humanitarian organisations with different mandates that flock the scenes of disasters to save lives and respond to varied needs arising from the increased number of…

Cross-evaluation based super efficiency DEA approach to designing disaster recovery center location-allocation-routing network schemes

Jae-Dong Hong, Ki‐Young Jeong

Finding efficient disaster recovery center location-allocation-routing (DRCLAR) network schemes play a vital role in the disaster recovery logistics network (DRLN) design. The…

A collaboration–resilience framework for disaster management supply networks: a case study of the Philippines

Krichelle Medel, Rehana Kousar, Tariq Masood

The increasing risk of natural disasters is challenging humanitarian actors to create resilient disaster management systems. However, the role of the private sector in disaster…

Mobile logistics hubs prepositioning for emergency preparedness and response in Nepal

Rajali Maharjan, Yashaswi Shrestha, Biplob Rakhal, Saurav Suman, Jurgen Hulst, Shinya Hanaoka

The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology which amalgamates quantitative and qualitative approaches to determine the best placement of mobile logistics hubs (MLH) to…

Education for sustainable development in humanitarian logistics

Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Sarmad, Sami Ullah, Junghan Bae

As humanitarian logistics (HL) functions in complicated, changing and ambiguous situations, all people, particularly the educated youth, have to know how to control the situation…

Health economic analysis of pharmaceutical inventory levels

Peter Benjamin Ellison, Robert A. Cook

Humanitarian crises increase vulnerability of children to pneumonia, so aid agencies store pharmaceuticals in advance of this demand. Decisions on how much to store are plagued by…

Supply chain agility assessment of an Indonesian humanitarian organization

Rizal Afif Rasyidi, Ratih Dyah Kusumastuti

The article presents an evaluation of the supply chain agility of the Indonesian humanitarian organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT). It discusses the flexibility, responsiveness…