Humanitarian Logistics

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.

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;

"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."

"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."