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Managing Humanitarian Logistics

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Editors:
  1. B.S. Sahay

    1. Department of Operations & Systems, Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Raipur, India

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  2. Sumeet Gupta

    1. Department of Operations & Systems, Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Raipur, India

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  3. Vinod Chandra Menon

    1. Former Member, National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, India

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  • Provides an overview of key humanitarian logistics issues including delivering appropriate supplies, in good condition, in required quantities, and at the required place and time
  • Explores humanitarian supply chain management processes in connection with the increasing complexity and magnitude of global emergency relief operations
  • Outlines the roles and responsibilities of academia, international relief agencies, NGOs and government organizations to equip business leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to manage in unpredictable settings

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (SPBE)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Humanitarian Logistics Design and Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Humanitarian Logistics and Disaster Management: The Role of Different Stakeholders

      • B. S. Sahay, N. Vinod Chandra Menon, Sumeet Gupta
      Pages 3-21

    3. Logistics Planning in Natural Disasters

      • Sravani Bharandev, S. K. Mukul Ali, Sindhu
      Pages 23-31

    4. Identification and Modelling of Critical Success Factors of a Humanitarian Supply Chain

      • Vijayta Fulzele, Rachita Gupta, Ravi Shankar
      Pages 33-50

    5. Non-Ownership Commercial Mobility and Humanitarian Logistics: New Perspectives to Improve Response Times and Long-Term Impact

      • Micha Hirschinger, Roger Moser
      Pages 51-60

    6. Modeling the Barriers of Humanitarian Supply Chain Management in India

      • Lijo John, A. Ramesh
      Pages 61-82

  3. Humanitarian Logistics Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Relief Network Model for Efficient Disaster Management and Disaster Recovery

      • Sumeet Gupta, B. S. Sahay, Parikshit Charan
      Pages 85-104

    3. Exploring the Challenges in Implementation of Information Technology in Humanitarian Relief Organisations in India: A Qualitative Study

      • Gaurav Kabra, A. Ramesh
      Pages 105-113

    4. Managing Disaster Supply Chains with RFID for Humanitarian Logistics

      • Joy Mukhopadhyay, Sancharan Roy
      Pages 115-127

    5. An Agile and Flexible Supply Chain for Efficient Humanitarian Logistics in a Disaster Management System

      • B. R. Raghukumar, Ashish Agarwal, Milind Kumar Sharma
      Pages 129-139

    6. A “Collective Impact Framework” to Improve Output and Outcomes in Disaster Reconstruction Programs

      • Debashish Naik
      Pages 141-150

  4. Humanitarian Logistics Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-152
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    2. An Approach of Modeling for Humanitarian Supplies

      • Devendra Kumar Dewangan, Rajat Agrawal, Vinay Sharma
      Pages 153-163

    3. Reinforcing the Human Elements in Downstream Supply Chain in TOC Way

      • Kuldeep Malik, Sheelan Mishra
      Pages 165-172

    4. Business Modeling for the Sustainability of Humanitarian Projects

      • Darshan Suresh Rathi, Ali M. S. Zalzala
      Pages 173-188

    5. Supplier Selection and Multi-period Demand Allocation in a Humanitarian Supply Chain

      • Amol Singh
      Pages 189-207

    6. Hierarchical Decision Modeling Approach for Risks Prioritization in Sustainable Supply Chains

      • Divya Choudhary, Jitendra Madaan
      Pages 209-225

    7. Selection of Post-Disaster Humanitarian Logistics Structure Using AHP Approach

      • Vivek Roy, Sumit Agarwal, Subhash Kumar, Parikshit Charan
      Pages 227-237
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About this book

This book discusses emerging themes in the area of humanitarian logistics. It examines how humanitarian logistics and supply chains play a key role, focusing on rapidly delivering the correct amount of goods, people and monetary resources to the locations needed to achieve the success of relief efforts in response to global emergencies such as flood, earthquakes, wars etc. With an increase in the frequency, magnitude and impact of both natural and manmade disasters, effective delivery of humanitarian aid is an issue that is becoming increasingly important in the context of disaster management. The book focuses on how logistics systems and supply chains responsible for delivering this aid from origin to recipients can be made more effective and efficient. It also discusses how the development of information technology systems that can provide visibility to the disaster relief supply chain marks a huge step forward for the humanitarian sector as a whole. As more organizations begin to adopt and implement these systems and visibility is established, the use of key performance indicators will then become essential to further enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of these supply chains.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Operations & Systems, Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Raipur, India

    B.S. Sahay, Sumeet Gupta

  • Former Member, National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, India

    Vinod Chandra Menon

About the editors

B.S. Sahay is Founder Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur. Prior to joining IIM Raipur, he served as director of reputed Indian institutes such as Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, and Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. Dr. Sahay has obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has been to Germany (1997) and Japan (1994) under Fellowship Programmes. His teaching, research and consulting interests include logistics and supply chain management, productivity management, business modelling, higher education & accreditation. Dr. Sahay serves on the Editorial Board of journals such as International Journal of Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal,Business Process Management Journal to name a few. He has authored six books and edited thirteen books in the area of supply chain management, world class manufacturing, total quality management

and productivity management. He is a recipient of the IIT Delhi Alumni Association Award and Distinguished Alumnus award.

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