Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing for and Responding to Disasters, Second Edition
- 6h 36m
- Martin Christopher (eds), Peter Tatham
- Kogan Page
- 2014
Against a backdrop of population increases, rising levels of urbanization, and the impacts of climate change, disasters and complex emergencies are impacting a growing number of people. This second edition of Humanitarian Logistics presents solutions to these challenges, covers new developments in the field, and examines the responses of those responsible for organizing and distributing resources in dangerous and unstable environments.
Chapter contributions written by some of the world's leading experts explore:
- The application of commercial and academic models of process management and process improvement to the humanitarian logistics network
- The introduction of information systems supporting the supply chain for NGOs
- Information management in inter-agency coordination
- Regionally-focused logistic challenges in developing South East Asian and African countries
- The humanitarian-military interface and lessons learned
About the Editors
Peter Tatham is a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics. He is currently Professor of Humanitarian Logistics at Griffith University in Australia and previously taught Defense Logistics at Cranfield University.
Martin Christopher has worked in logistics education and research for 40 years and previously headed the department of Demand Chain Management at Cranfield University.
In this Book
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An Improvement Process for Process Improvement: Quality and Accountability in Humanitarian Logistics
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Impacts of Funding Systems on Humanitarian Operations
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Information Technology in Humanitarian Supply Chains
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Cracking the Humanitarian Logistic Coordination Challenge: Some Pointers from the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group and the Foreign Medical Teams
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Humanitarian Logistics and the Cluster Approach: Global Shifts and the US Perspective
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The Increasing Importance of Services in Humanitarian Logistics
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The 2004 Thailand Tsunami and the April 2012 Tsunami Warning: Were Lessons Learned?
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The Journey to Humanitarian Supply Network Management: An African Perspective
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Emergency Preparedness: Experience of International Humanitarian Organizations in Southeast Asia
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Humanitarian Logistics Professionalism
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What Next for Humanitarian Logistics?
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The Impossible Interface?: Combining Humanitarian Logistics and Military Supply Chain Capabilities
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Disaster Agencies and Military Forces: Not Such Strange Bedfellows After All!
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Where Next?: The Future of Humanitarian Logistics
