Request pdf logistics of humanitarian aid this chapter provides the reader. However, in most cases, the response of the humanitarian. Euro journal on transportation and logistics, 112 pp. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In his 2009 book with rolando tomasini he explored the challenges of creating logistics capabilities for situations of high uncertainty in terms of timing and location. Part of the insead business press series book series ibp.
Tomasini, 97849302123, available at book depository. Luk n van wassenhove is the henry ford chaired professor of manufacturing at insead. Tomasini and van wassenhove, 2004 looking back at the characteristics of the disaster relief supply chain most academics agree that lees triplea framework of agility, adaptability and alignment meets the requirements for an effective supply chain setup. Hau lee, thoma professor, graduate school of business, stanford university. This is what humanitarian logisticians are up against. Blackett memorial lecturew humanitarian aid logistics. Humanitarian logistics by tomasini and van wassenhove a missed chance logistics for health and aid november 9, 2009. Humanitarian logistics are very different from private sector logistics, but we can learn a great deal. European journal of operational research 146 2, 284301, 2003. Humanitarian supply chain management responding to.
Humanitarian logistics and supply chain managementa qualitative study. Humanitarian supply chain management responding to refugees. The partnership with tnt has allowed us to do just that. The overall aim of the anthology relief supply chain management for disasters. In this chapter we discuss the key points of the literature from the humanitarian sector that we have used to build our work. In humanitarian logistics, tomasini and van wassenhove identify areas in which humanitarian organisations can collaborate with the private sector to improve their responses to humanitarian crises. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges. Logistics in this domain dates back to the napoleonic era when the mare. The activation protocol provides a guideline for the interagency consultation process leading to the activation of a unjlc whether it is required, its size, duration, resources required, mobilisation procedures, etc. Inseads luk van wassenhove and rolando tomasini on. The artist is known for his religious compositions executed in the early netherlandish. Van wassenhove, insead abstract transportation is the second largest overhead cost to humanitarian organizations after personnel. Logistics of humanitarian aid request pdf researchgate.
The book strategies for building successful global businesses, by the inseadwharton alliance on globalizing, contains 6 articles on managing risk and uncertainty. Humanitarian logistics provides new insights into public. Diego vega, christine roussat, 2015 humanitarian logistics. Performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains. Van wassenhove and tomasini lead inseads humanitarian research group which identifies best practices in disaster preparedness, response coordination and intersector collaboration. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to rapid response in disaster relief operations in ghana. Humanitarian logistics, palgrave, macmillan, london, england. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, how many spectators will attend or. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, how many spectators will attend or how. Professor van wassenhove is fellow of the production and operations management society poms 2005. This book is a great example of our commitment at insead to develop responsible leaders. Humanitarian, aid and emergency logistics is to further the understanding of scm in disaster relief. It is very timely given the rapidly increasing acknowledgement of the importance of the social impact of organizations.
Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Professor anna nagurney schmgmt 597lg humanitarian logistics and healthcare. Buy humanitarian logistics insead business press 2009 by luk van wassenhove isbn. Performance measurement is not a main part of this publication but it is a side issue of the chapter. Transportation and vehicle fleet management in humanitarian logistics.
Journal of operational research society, 57, 475489. Corporate donations may be in the form of cash, goods and services inkind. Discusses differences between private and humanitarian aid sectors. Luk van wassenhove books list of books by author luk van. The book is based on seven years of research and collaboration with private companies and humanitarian partners, such as united nations agencies and. Last mile logistics for disaster relief supply chain. In chapter 1 we discussed the key points of logistics and supply chain management as they apply to the humanitarian sector. Van wassenhoves research and teaching are concerned with operational excellence, supply chain management, quality, continual improvement, and learning. Nov 05, 2018 performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains. That leaves much room for improvement, especially in the humanitarian sector, where any improvement in the supply chain lead time can have a significant positive impact on the beneficiaries and therefore higher return on donations tomasini and van wassenhove, 2009. He recently coedited special issues on humanitarian operations for the journal of operations management, the production and operations management journal and the european journal of operational research. Humanitarian logistics insead business press rolando. The preparedness of humanitarian operations has five building blocks. Humanitarian logistics by tomasini and van wassenhove a missed chance by michael keizer on november 9, 2009 if you have followed this blog, you will know that i am very much in favour of more academic input into our logistics efforts.
More recently, his work has focused on managing humanitarian logistics. Blackett memorial lecturet humanitarian aid logistics. Jul 24, 2009 that leaves much room for improvement, especially in the humanitarian sector, where any improvement in the supply chain lead time can have a significant positive impact on the beneficiaries and therefore higher return on donations tomasini and van wassenhove, 2009. His recent research focuses on closedloop supply chains product takeback and endoflife issues and on disaster management humanitarian logistics. Van wassenhove and tomasini successfully epitomise the complex nature of humanitarian logistics, and this results in a book that can be read and mastered not. On the other hand, humanitarian organisations often underestimate the importance and impact of proper logistics. Pedraza martinez, insead orla stapleton, insead luk n. L n van wassenhove imagine the logistics involved in planning an event like the olympics.
Humanitarian logistics rolando tomasini and luk van wassenhove book discusses privatepublic partnerships and draws lessons learned from private sector in making humanitarian logistics more efficient. Humanitarian logistics insead business press 9780230205758. Van wassenhove the henry ford professor of manufacturing insead humanitarian research grou p an academic perspective on health and humanitarian logisticsand humanitarian logistics georgia tech, march 34, 2011. This validates our focus on supply chain management as a key factor in the. Their combined citations are counted only for the first. Tomasini, 97849302123, available at book depository with free. Using or to adapt supply chain management best practices to humanitarian logistics. The book humanitarian logistics, which was published in february, gives a clear overview of the challenges and developments in humanitarian logistics. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay.
Field vehicle fleet management in humanitarian operations. As the first book in this field, the hope is that it will serve scholarly thought as well as provide a textbook for courses introducing this new and exciting. The artist is known for his religious compositions executed in the early netherlandish idiom and a series of portraits of. Humanitarian logistics by ronaldo tomasini and luk n van wassenhove was suggested to me by a reader, following up on my post on the. However, humanitarian logistics are very different from private sector logistics, but we can learn a great deal from each other, as this book amply demonstrates. I highly recommend to humanitarian logistics professionals as well as business supply chain practitioners. This is the first book that has integrated effective approaches in humanitarian logistics and business supply chain management in a most instructive and inspiring manner, and both sectors can learn so much from it. Like individuals, companies mobilise their resources to contribute to largescale emergencies as quickly as they can. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to rapid response in disaster relief operations in ghana article by japhet baidoo doctor of philosophy phd in management, texila american university, georgetown, guyana. Join facebook to connect with van wassenhove and others you may know. Read while you wait get immediate ebook access when you order a print book.
Humanitarian logistics insead business press rolando tomasini, luk van wassenhove download bok. Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a. Professor van wassenhove has also explored issues around project management and in a 2008 article for. Logistics questions around the haiti earthquake logistics for health and aid. Stefanie vermaesen accenture nederland and diederik vergunst state of flux london interviewed professor luk van wassenhove, director of the insead social innovation centre and coauthor. Jun 10, 2009 the book humanitarian logistics, which was published in february, gives a clear overview of the challenges and developments in humanitarian logistics.
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