Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Volume 5 Issue 1 , Open Access

Guest editorial: humanitarian logistics - an opportunity for service research

Graham Heaslip

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature service operations management (OM) and its application to the field of humanitarian operations.

Managing airborne relief during international disasters

Michael Morales, Doral Edward Sandlin

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for an entity to manage airborne relief when a nation’s civil aviation authorities are overwhelmed or incapacitated due to a…

The value of fourth-party logistics services in the humanitarian supply chain

Hella Abidi, Sander de Leeuw, Matthias Klumpp

The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of fourth-party logistics (4PL) services in a humanitarian supply chain. Furthermore, it shows a framework for a fourth-party…

Guest editorial: games for learning and dialogue on humanitarian work

Casper Harteveld, Pablo Suarez

The purpose of this guest editorial is to provide the introduction and context of the Special Issue on Games for Learning and Dialogue on Humanitarian Work. The Special Issue aims…

Applied improvisation training for disaster readiness and response: Preparing humanitarian workers and communities for the unexpected

Barbara S. Tint, Viv McWaters, Raymond van Driel

The purpose of this paper is to introduce applied improvisation (AI) as a tool for training humanitarian aid workers. AI incorporates principles and practices from improvisational…

Engaging donors in smart compassion: USAID CIDI’s Greatest Good Donation Calculator

Koray Özpolat, Juanita Rilling, Nezih Altay, Eric Chavez

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a game-like decision tool – “Greatest Good Donations Calculator (GGDC)”, which has been collaboratively developed by scholars from the…

Case study of a humanitarian logistics simulation exercise and insights for training design

Erica Gralla, Jarrod Goentzel, Bernard Chomilier

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze a successful training exercise in detail, through both a practical and a theoretical lens, in order to identify critical…