Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Volume 13 Issue 4 , Open Access

Emergency resource storage facility location problem considering domino effect after a disaster

Hasina Tabassum Chowdhury, Shuva Ghosh, Shaim Mahamud, Fazlul Hasan Siddiqui, Sabah Binte Noor

The earth is facing challenges to work for the survival of human life during domino effect disasters. The emergency resource storage locations should be selected considering the…

Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

S.M. Amin Hosseini, Leila Mohammadi, Keivan Amirbagheri, Albert de la Fuente

The main objective of this study is to consider how to benefit efficiently from the significant potential of humanitarian operations by individuals. For this purpose, this study…

The influence of information and communication technologies on disaster relief operations: a case of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

Felix Chari, Cawe Novukela

There has been an avalanche of global natural disasters in recent times. In recent years approximately 210 million people were affected, an estimated economic cost of US$153bn was…

Information integration, procurement internal controls, material and purchasing procedure standardization and procurement performance in humanitarian organizations

Moses Muhwezi, Henry Mutebi, Samuel Ssekajja Mayanja, Benjamin Tukamuhabwa, Sheila Namagembe, Robert Kalema

Procuring relief products and services is a challenging process for humanitarian organizations (HOs), yet it accounts for approximately 65% of relief operations’ costs (Moshtari…

A prepositioning model for prioritized demand points considering lateral transshipment

Mohsen Anvari, Alireza Anvari, Omid Boyer

This paper aims to examine the integration of lateral transshipment and road vulnerability into the humanitarian relief chain in light of affected area priority to address…