Humanitarian logistics

The rest of this article is organized as follows. Part two discusses the search methodology and study scope. Part three examines the thematic findings by applying CIMO logic. Part four systematically discusses and groups the challenges to transparency in HL. Part five discusses the contribution and scope for future research. Finally, part six presents the study conclusions.

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The rest of the paper is organized as follows. The paper starts with a literature review, which lays the base for a description of HL. Next, the paper discusses the proposed theoretical model. It concludes with a framework for HL in disaster relief. The concluding discussion also recommends the types of further research needed in this field.

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This article is the first to discuss employee turnover using ISM in the context of HL. The developed framework herein provides a precise guideline for HL to enhance their performance, as well as to promote the efficient application of resources through employee retention.

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Part 1 book "The palgrave handbook of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management" includes content: Social network analysis in the context of humanitarian logistics; deploying collaborative management research approaches in humanitarian supply chains - an overview and research agenda; towards a better understanding of humanitarian supply chain integration,... and other contents.

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Part 2 book "The palgrave handbook of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management" includes content: Developing individual competencies for humanitarian logistics, governance of service triads in humanitarian logistics, multimodal logistics in disaster relief, decision support systems for urban evacuation logistics in practice, advances in network accessibility and reconstruction after major earthquakes,... and other contents.

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Part 2 book "Global logistics" includes content: Delivering sustainability through supply chain management; performance measurement and management in the supply chain; retail logistics; internet traders can increase profitability by reshaping their supply chains; learning from humanitarian supply chains, slobal sourcing and supply, international road and rail freight transport activity.

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "The handbook of logistics and distribution management: Understanding the supply chain (5th edition)" presents the following content: freight transport; operational management; international logistics - modal choice; rail and intermodal transport; road freight transport - vehicle selection; cost and performance monitoring;...

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This issue of Forced Migration Review is about improving communications between logisticians and programme managers to make such mix-ups a thing of the past. We are grateful to the Fritz Institute for drawing our attention to the importance of humanitarian logistics and for the very generous grant which has made this issue possible. We are deeply indebted to our Guest Editors, Anisya Thomas (Fritz Institute's Managing Director) and Ricardo Ernst (Georgetown University), and to Lynn Fritz for his personal support.

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The global environment that charac- terises the business world highlights the importance of developing strate- gies that go beyond the geographical boundaries of one country. Wage-rate differentials, expanding foreign mar- kets and improved transportation break down barriers of time and space between countries and force the logistics function to take on a global dimension. Global logistics is the response to the increasing integration of international markets as firms try to remain competitive.

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Fritz Institute is very proud to sponsor this special issue of Forced Migration Review in which the crucial role of humanitarian logistics is discussed in the voices of logisticians who have been part of practically every major relief effort over the past decade. We believe that the perspective of the logistician is a strategic and central component to the planning of effective relief efforts.

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