New model for addressing supply chain and transport safety for disaster relief operations

2018 ◽  
Vol 283 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 33-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Baidya ◽  
Uttam Kumar Bera
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
New Model ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Transport Safety ◽  
Relief Operations

scholarly journals Agility in humanitarian supply chain: an organizational information processing perspective and relational view

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rameshwar Dubey ◽  
David J. Bryde ◽  
Cyril Foropon ◽  
Gary Graham ◽  
Mihalis Giannakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chains ◽  
Humanitarian Organizations ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
Swift Trust ◽  
Relief Operations

Abstract Humanitarian organizations are increasingly facing challenges in terms of improving the efficiency and the effectiveness of their disaster relief efforts. These challenges often arise due to a lack of trust, poor collaboration and an inability to respond to disaster affected areas in a timely manner. Our study attempts to understand how these challenges are overcome by seeking answers to questions related to the topics of swift-trust, collaboration and agility in humanitarian supply chains. For instance, in our study we have attempted to examine how information sharing and supply chain visibility in humanitarian supply chains improve the swift-trust among the humanitarian actors engaged in disaster relief operations. Further, we attempt to understand how-swift trust, commitment and collaboration among the humanitarian actors improve the agility in humanitarian supply chains. In our study we provide both theoretical and data-driven answers to our stated research gaps. Our theoretical model is firmly grounded in organizational information process theory and relational view. We tested our research hypotheses using variance based structural equation modelling with survey data collected using a web based pre-tested instrument from 147 NGOs respondents drawn from the National Disaster Management Authority database. Our results help to advance the theoretical debates surrounding “swift-trust”, “collaboration” and “agility” in humanitarian settings. We further provide direction to managers engaged in disaster relief operations. The humanitarian actors engaged in disaster relief often fail to understand how to build swift-trust. Moreover, how swift-trust further affects commitment and collaboration which in turn further affect agility in humanitarian supply chains. Thus humanitarian organizations must understand how information sharing and supply chain visibility is key to swift-trust among humanitarian actors and agility in humanitarian supply chains. Finally, we outline the limitations of our study and offer some future research directions for investigation.

Modelling systems for an effective humanitarian supply chain for disaster relief operations in the SADC region

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jean-Claude Munyaka Baraka
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Disaster

The SADC region has seen both man-made and natural disasters killing over 90 thousand people and affecting millions in the past 33 years. Most of these deaths were as a result of lack of infrastructure and preparedness. Looking at the challenges for providing relief to victims/evacuees throughout the entire disaster and post-disaster periods in the region, the emphasis of this thesis is on last mile transportation of resources, victims, emergency supplies, aiming to optimize the effectiveness (quick­I response) and efficiency (low-cost) of logistics activities including humanitarian supply chain. A survey was used for data collection. Statistical analysis helped determine the impact of disaster relief chains and lead to the development of a mathematical model that shall equip the region with mechanisms for response and recovery operations. An EXCEL optimization tool was used to find the optimal way of transporting relief in the region in case of a disaster.

Humanitarian supply chain management: modeling the pre and post-disaster relief operations

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Agarwal ◽  
Ravi Kant ◽  
Ravi Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Facility Location ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Evacuation Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose This study proposed a mathematical model for decision-making in the pre- and post-disaster phases. This research aims to develop a mathematical model for three important fields in the context of humanitarian logistics; stock prepositioning, facility location and evacuation planning in the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) network design. Design/methodology/approach This study applied three optimization techniques; classical approach (CA), pattern search algorithm (PSA) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) to solve the proposed mathematical model. The proposed mathematical model attempts to minimize the total relief items supply chain cost and evacuation chain cost of the HSC. A real case study of cyclone Fani, 2019 in Orissa, India is applied to validate the proposed mathematical model and to show the performance of the model. Findings The results demonstrate that heuristic approach; PSA performs better and optimal solutions are obtained in almost all the cases as compared to the GA and CA. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to deterministic demands in the affected regions, and different scenarios of the disaster events are not considered. Social implications The finding reveals that the proposed model can help the humanitarian stakeholders in making decisions on facility location, relief distribution and evacuation planning in disaster relief operations. Originality/value The results of this study may offer managerial insights to practitioners and humanitarian logisticians who are engaged in HSC implementation.

Supply Chain Efficacy in Relief Delivery

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar ◽  
Frans Atshipara
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Relief Distribution ◽  
Drought Relief ◽  
Relief Operations

Supply chain efficacy in disaster relief operations is crucial as disaster in any form brings grief and suffering. It also leads to colossal losses for those effected. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the challenges faced by the supply chain during the handling of disaster relief operations, namely drought. Adopting mixed research method involving both qualitative and quantitative, the focus is on performance of the supply chain in an organisation and residents of one of the most affected constituencies as a case study. Findings reflect that inadequate financial resources, restrictions on transport and difficulties associated with planning for the initial relief requirements of a distressed community are the main challenges for supply chain effectiveness in distribution the relief material. The strategies proposed, and recommendation made could be useful in improved supply chain for the effective handling of drought relief distribution and putting systems in place to the area of study and could help to align procedures for disaster response and aid in relief strategies.

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