Humanitarian Logistics

Tools and Strategies for Navigating Disasters and Complex Emergencies
5. Revised Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-3986-3027-7
Verlag: Kogan Page Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Lead effective, equitable and resilient humanitarian supply chains in the world's most complex emergencies. Humanitarian Logistics is a strategic and evidence-led guide for senior humanitarian logistics practitioners, policy leaders and decision-makers responsible for delivering aid at speed, scale and under extreme uncertainty. Written by experts Graham Heaslip, Peter Tatham and Gyöngyi Kovács, this updated fifth edition brings together a collection of cutting-edge academic research and practitioner insight to provide rigorous analysis of how logistics systems can be designed, governed and measured to perform effectively in rapidly evolving disaster and conflict settings. Drawing on real-world examples from organizations including WHO, Oxfam and UNHCR, the book bridges theory and practice to support informed decision-making at both strategic and operational levels. This new edition expands coverage of critical shifts in the sector, including localization, prioritization, equity and sustainability. This book enables you to: - Design agile supply chains for disaster and complex emergency response - Measure and improve humanitarian logistics performance - Apply localization, prioritization and equity in operational decision-making - Integrate sustainability into humanitarian supply chain strategies - Learn from real-world examples across UN agencies and NGOs Essential reading for senior practitioners and a core resource for undergraduate and postgraduate study, Humanitarian Logistics equips leaders with the insight and frameworks needed to improve response effectiveness, accountability and long-term impact. Online resources accompany this new edition. Themes include: humanitarian logistics, disaster response, humanitarian supply chains, localization, equity in aid delivery, sustainability, performance measurement

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heaslip, Graham

Tatham, Peter

Kovács, Gyöngyi

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Feuerwehr, Rettungsdienst, Katastrophen- und Zivilschutz
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Zivil- und Katastrophenschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Impacts of funding systems on humanitarian operations;
  • Chapter - 02: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in emergencies and its effective integration with logistics;
  • Chapter - 03: The World Health Organization (WHO) and humanitarian logistics;
  • Chapter - 04: Providing logistics services for humanitarian relief;
  • Chapter - 05: Risky business revisited: disasters within disasters;
  • Chapter - 06: Supply chain transformation programmes – scaling innovative approaches in developing countries;
  • Chapter - 07: Procurement in the humanitarian supply chain;
  • Chapter - 08: Measuring humanitarian supply chain service performance
  • Chapter - 09: The importance of sustainability in humanitarian operations;
  • Chapter - 10: Prioritization and equity in humanitarian operations;
  • Chapter - 11: Preparing for cash and voucher assistance: developing capabilities and building capacities;
  • Chapter - 12: Pandemic response and humanitarian logistics;
  • Chapter - 13: Shifting towards localization – Oxfam;
  • Chapter - 14: Protecting vulnerable populations - UNHCR;
  • Chapter - 15: The way forward: current trends in humanitarian logistics;

Über Autor(innen)

Heaslip, Graham
<p><b>Professor Graham Heaslip</b> is Professor of Logistics Engineering and Head of School of Engineering at Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland. His work in the field of logistics and supply chain management has gained international recognition and has been recognised by Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.

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. Prior to entering academia, he spent fourteen years working in the Irish Defence Forces both at home and abroad in a variety of logistical appointments, as well as spending time seconded to Humanitarian agencies in a logistical capacity.</p>

Tatham, Peter
<b>Professor Peter Tatham</b> is a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics, and is the Deputy Head of the Department of International Business and Asian Studies at Griffith Business School, Queensland, Australia.

Kovács, Gyöngyi
<b>Dr Gyöngyi Kovács</b> is the Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics at the Hanken School of Economics and is the Head of Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility. She has published widely in humanitarian logistics and sustainable supply chain management. She is the Director of the HUMLOG Institute and lectures in supply chain management and corporate geography.

Graham Heaslip is Professor of Logistics and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Atlantic Technological University (ATU). He is a Fellow of CILT, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of Engineers Ireland. He is based in Dublin, Ireland. Peter Tatham is a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics, and is the Deputy Head of the Department of International Business and Asian Studies at Griffith University. He is based in Brisbane, Australia. Gyöngyi Kovács is the Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics and the Dean of Research at the Hanken School of Economics. She is a founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM) and is on the editorial board of several other journals. She is based in Helsinki, Finland.