Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Volume 14 Issue 4 , Open Access

Designing a sustainable-resilient humanitarian supply chain for post-disaster relief process, an earthquake case study in Haiti

Hossein Shakibaei, Seyyed Amirmohammad Moosavi, Amir Aghsami, Masoud Rabbani

Throughout human history, the occurrence of disasters has been inevitable, leading to significant human, financial and emotional consequences. Therefore, it is crucial to…

Reverse supply chains of non-profit organizations for textile reuse

Anna Zhuravleva

Non-profit organizations (NPOs) are exposed to a highly competitive environment in which they are forced to grow their commercial activity to acquire additional financial…

Challenges and perspectives for humanitarian logistics: a comparative study between the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Republic of South Sudan

Guilherme de Araujo Grigoli, Maurilio Ferreira Da Silva Júnior, Diego Pereira Pedra

This study aims to identify the main challenges to achieving humanitarian logistics in the context of United Nations peace missions in sub-Saharan Africa and to present…

Optimizing food pantry stocking through client preferences: a novel elicitation and classification process

Benjamin F. Morrow, Lauren Berrings Davis, Steven Jiang, Nikki McCormick

This study aims to understand client food preferences and how pantry offerings can be optimized by those preferences.

Hybrid simulation-optimization approach for planning relief-aid distribution with a real-world case study

Mohanad Rezeq, Tarik Aouam, Frederik Gailly

Authorities have set up numerous security checkpoints during times of armed conflict to control the flow of commercial and humanitarian trucks into and out of areas of conflict…

Enhancing AAA capabilities in humanitarian supply chains through 4PL adoption

Matthew Tickle, Sarah Schiffling, Gaurav Verma

This paper aims to explore the impact of fourth-party logistics (4PL) adoption on the agility, adaptability and alignment (AAA) capabilities within humanitarian supply chains…