Humanitarian Logistics: Advanced Purchasing and Pre-Positioning of Relief Items

Serhan Duran (), Özlem Ergun (), Pınar Keskinocak () and Julie L. Swann ()
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Serhan Duran: Middle East Technical University
Özlem Ergun: Georgia Institute of Technology
Pınar Keskinocak: Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie L. Swann: Georgia Institute of Technology

Chapter Chapter 18 in Handbook of Global Logistics, 2013, pp 447-462 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Unfortunately, the world has experienced frequent disasters as well as mega-disasters in the last decade. The challenges faced during the relief efforts to those disasters called for improvements in the area of humanitarian logistics. In this chapter, first we present introductory knowledge on disaster management and humanitarian logistics. The complexities and inefficiencies in the current relief response practice are indicated. To improve the disaster response, we investigate the options of advance purchasing and pre-positioning of the relief items through applied projects performed for different humanitarian organizations.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Disaster Management; Disaster Response; Humanitarian Organization; Warehouse Location (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6132-7_18

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