Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Volume 12 Issue 2 , Open Access

A methodology for managing public spaces to increase access to essential goods and services by vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andrés Regal Ludowieg, Claudio Ortega, Andrés Bronfman, Michelle Rodriguez Serra, Mario Chong

The purpose of this paper is to present a spatial decision support system (SDSS) to be used by the local authorities of a city in the planning and response phase of a disaster…

An M/M/C/K queueing system in an inventory routing problem considering congestion and response time for post-disaster humanitarian relief: a case study

Mahdieh Masoumi, Amir Aghsami, Mohammad Alipour-Vaezi, Fariborz Jolai, Behdad Esmailifar

Due to the randomness and unpredictability of many disasters, it is essential to be prepared to face difficult conditions after a disaster to reduce human casualties and meet the…

Relocation of public healthcare network of a large city in the event of a major earthquake: a combined methodological analysis

Alexander Garrido, Fabián Pongutá, Oscar Yecid Buitrago

The aim of this research is to improve the responsiveness of the healthcare network of a large city to a major earthquake, by applying a combined methodology to reduce human…

Organisational networks, organisational learning, organisational adaptability and role clarity among humanitarian organisations during relief delivery

Henry Mutebi, Moses Muhwezi, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Samuel Ssekajja Mayanja, John C. Kigozi Munene

Organisations involved in relief delivery tend to have cross-boundary mandates, which cause ambiguity of roles during delivery of relief services to the targeted victims. Having…

Sustainable disaster supply chain management for relief operations in Bangladesh

Zerin Tasnim, Abu Bakar A. Hamid, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Mahmud A. Shareef

Number of disastrous events are rising globally, and it is important to manage the humanitarian supply chain management process to assist the disaster affected individuals in…

Value co-creation in humanitarian service triads: service provision for beneficiaries

Burçin Özdamar, Tunca Tabaklar, Aysu Göçer, Wojciech D. Piotrowicz

The purpose of this study is to understand how humanitarian service triad members contribute to value co-creation, and how they assess the continuity of services in humanitarian…