Logistics Preparedness and Response: A Case of Strategic Change

Marianne Jahre and Martine Jahre
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Marianne Jahre: BI Norwegian Business School
Martine Jahre: University of Copenhagen

Chapter 1 in Decision-making in Humanitarian Operations, 2019, pp 3-29 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter is about how humanitarian organizations prepare for and respond to disasters. It is not a typical academic paper reporting on one specific study. Instead, building on numerous literature reviews and case studies, the chapter provides a deeper understanding of the concept of logistics preparedness and how it affects response. After the introduction, we present an overview of the humanitarian supply network. The third section defines logistics preparedness and discusses core challenges, followed by a discussion of how the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has tried to solve these challenges with a strategic change. The chapter concludes by listing future challenges and suggesting further research on logistics preparedness.

Keywords: Logistics preparedness; Humanitarian supply network; Funding; Needs assessment; Coordination; Performance evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91509-8_1

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