Professor van wassenhove has also explored issues around project management and in a 2008 article for. Logistics of humanitarian aid request pdf researchgate. The artist is known for his religious compositions executed in the early netherlandish. The book humanitarian logistics, which was published in february, gives a clear overview of the challenges and developments in humanitarian logistics. It is very timely given the rapidly increasing acknowledgement of the importance of the social impact of organizations.
Stefanie vermaesen accenture nederland and diederik vergunst state of flux london interviewed professor luk van wassenhove, director of the insead social innovation centre and coauthor. The artist is known for his religious compositions executed in the early netherlandish idiom and a series of portraits of. I highly recommend to humanitarian logistics professionals as well as business supply chain practitioners. Like individuals, companies mobilise their resources to contribute to largescale emergencies as quickly as they can. Luk van wassenhove wrote humanitarian logistics insead business press, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Blackett memorial lecturet humanitarian aid logistics. Journal of operational research society, 57, 475489.
Their combined citations are counted only for the first. Luk van wassenhove books list of books by author luk van. Last mile logistics for disaster relief supply chain. Humanitarian logistics by tomasini and van wassenhove a missed chance logistics for health and aid november 9, 2009. Today i will look at one of these articles that deserves further mentioning. Corporate donations may be in the form of cash, goods and services inkind. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain managementa qualitative study. This validates our focus on supply chain management as a key factor in the.
Van wassenhove and tomasini successfully epitomise the complex nature of humanitarian logistics, and this results in a book that can be read and mastered not. Performance measurement is not a main part of this publication but it is a side issue of the chapter. Blackett memorial lecturew humanitarian aid logistics. European journal of operational research 146 2, 284301, 2003. Inseads luk van wassenhove and rolando tomasini on. Humanitarian logistics insead business press 9780230205758. Request pdf logistics of humanitarian aid this chapter provides the reader. Humanitarian logistics by ronaldo tomasini and luk n van wassenhove was suggested to me by a reader, following up on my post on the. Pedraza martinez, insead orla stapleton, insead luk n. Van wassenhove points out that humanitarian organisations tend to have a great deal of experience dealing with just these issues. The book strategies for building successful global businesses, by the inseadwharton alliance on globalizing, contains 6 articles on managing risk and uncertainty. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to rapid response in disaster relief operations in ghana. L n van wassenhove imagine the logistics involved in planning an event like the olympics.
Humanitarian logistics insead business press rolando. The overall aim of the anthology relief supply chain management for disasters. Professor van wassenhove is fellow of the production and operations management society poms 2005. Van wassenhoves research and teaching are concerned with operational excellence, supply chain management, quality, continual improvement, and learning. The preparedness of humanitarian operations has five building blocks. Professor anna nagurney schmgmt 597lg humanitarian logistics and healthcare. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. His recent research focuses on closedloop supply chains product takeback and endoflife issues and on disaster management humanitarian logistics.
This book is a great example of our commitment at insead to develop responsible leaders. Hau lee, thoma professor, graduate school of business, stanford university. Part of the insead business press series book series ibp. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges. Logistics questions around the haiti earthquake logistics for health and aid. Humanitarian logistics provides new insights into public. More recently, his work has focused on managing humanitarian logistics. However, humanitarian logistics are very different from private sector logistics, but we can learn a great deal from each other, as this book amply demonstrates. Using or to adapt supply chain management best practices to humanitarian logistics.
Van wassenhove, insead abstract transportation is the second largest overhead cost to humanitarian organizations after personnel. Jul 24, 2009 that leaves much room for improvement, especially in the humanitarian sector, where any improvement in the supply chain lead time can have a significant positive impact on the beneficiaries and therefore higher return on donations tomasini and van wassenhove, 2009. He recently coedited special issues on humanitarian operations for the journal of operations management, the production and operations management journal and the european journal of operational research. Humanitarian logistics, palgrave, macmillan, london, england. Humanitarian supply chain management responding to. As the first book in this field, the hope is that it will serve scholarly thought as well as provide a textbook for courses introducing this new and exciting. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to rapid response in disaster relief operations in ghana article by japhet baidoo doctor of philosophy phd in management, texila american university, georgetown, guyana. Humanitarian, aid and emergency logistics is to further the understanding of scm in disaster relief. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay. Humanitarian logistics insead business press rolando tomasini, luk van wassenhove download bok. Humanitarian logistics rolando tomasini and luk van wassenhove book discusses privatepublic partnerships and draws lessons learned from private sector in making humanitarian logistics more efficient. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, how many spectators will attend or.
Luk van wassenhove is professor of technology and operations management and director of the humanitarian research group, a part of inseads social innovation center. The book is based on seven years of research and collaboration with private companies and humanitarian partners, such as united nations agencies and. In humanitarian logistics, tomasini and van wassenhove identify areas in which humanitarian organisations can collaborate with the private sector to improve their responses to humanitarian crises. Humanitarian logistics are very different from private sector logistics, but we can learn a great deal. Performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains. Humanitarian supply chain management responding to refugees. Field vehicle fleet management in humanitarian operations. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is the first book that has integrated effective approaches in humanitarian logistics and business supply chain management in a most instructive and inspiring manner, and both sectors can learn so much from it. Join facebook to connect with van wassenhove and others you may know. Humanitarian logistics an exposition of the challenges to. In chapter 1 we discussed the key points of logistics and supply chain management as they apply to the humanitarian sector. Logistics in this domain dates back to the napoleonic era when the mare. In his 2009 book with rolando tomasini he explored the challenges of creating logistics capabilities for situations of high uncertainty in terms of timing and location.
Transportation and vehicle fleet management in humanitarian logistics. Diego vega, christine roussat, 2015 humanitarian logistics. Read while you wait get immediate ebook access when you order a print book. The activation protocol provides a guideline for the interagency consultation process leading to the activation of a unjlc whether it is required, its size, duration, resources required, mobilisation procedures, etc. Discusses differences between private and humanitarian aid sectors.
Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a. The partnership with tnt has allowed us to do just that. The development of humanitarian logistics in disaster relief operations after the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 stefan lehrer bachelor thesis business economics supply, production, logistics publish your bachelors or masters thesis, dissertation, term. Nov 05, 2018 performance measurement in humanitarian supply chains. Van wassenhove the henry ford professor of manufacturing insead humanitarian research grou p an academic perspective on health and humanitarian logisticsand humanitarian logistics georgia tech, march 34, 2011. Luk n van wassenhove is the henry ford chaired professor of manufacturing at insead. Humanitarian logistics by luk van wassenhove, rolando. Buy humanitarian logistics insead business press 2009 by luk van wassenhove isbn. Van wassenhove and tomasini successfully epitomise the complex nature of humanitarian logistics, and this results in a book that can be read and mastered. Humanitarian logistics by tomasini and van wassenhove a missed chance by michael keizer on november 9, 2009 if you have followed this blog, you will know that i am very much in favour of more academic input into our logistics efforts. That leaves much room for improvement, especially in the humanitarian sector, where any improvement in the supply chain lead time can have a significant positive impact on the beneficiaries and therefore higher return on donations tomasini and van wassenhove, 2009.
Van wassenhove and tomasini lead inseads humanitarian research group which identifies best practices in disaster preparedness, response coordination and intersector collaboration. Euro journal on transportation and logistics, 112 pp. On the other hand, humanitarian organisations often underestimate the importance and impact of proper logistics. Jun 10, 2009 the book humanitarian logistics, which was published in february, gives a clear overview of the challenges and developments in humanitarian logistics.
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