Humanitarian logistics : meeting the challenge of preparing for and responding to disasters /: meeting the challenge of preparing for and responding to disasters. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter Tatham and Martin Christopher.
• Editors: Tatham, Peter; Christopher, Martin
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Introduction; Managing supply networks under conditions of uncertainty; Demand- and event-driven; Network-based; Process oriented; Virtually integrated; Lessons from best practice; The way forward; End piece; Notes; 1 An improvement process for process improvement ; Abstract; Humanitarian logistics; Process management; The need for standards; Standards in humanitarian relief; Types of standards; Codes of conduct; Humanitarian standards and certification schemes; ISO 9000; Issues about standards A process for process improvementPreliminary phase; Implementation phase; Continuous improvement phase; Summary; References; Appendix 1 Principles of conduct in disaster response programmes; Appendix 2 People in aid code of good practice principles; Appendix 3 Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) General Principles; Appendix 4 Sphere Core Standards; Appendix 5 The HAP Standard Principles; Appendix 6 ISO 9000 Quality Management Principles; 2 Impacts of funding systems on humanitarian operations; Abstract; Introduction; Structure of funding systems Impacts of financial flows on disaster responseVolume; Fluctuation and predictability; Speed and timing; Flexibility; Incentives provided by donors; Visibility; Financial indicators; Summary and recommendations; Acknowledgement; References; 3 Information technology in humanitarian supply chains; Abstract; Introduction; Helios in Oxfam; New benefits framework; Reflections; Helios in the sector; 1. Not invented here; 2. State of the product; 3. Willingness to invest (relevance of logistics); 4. Limits to organizational competence; Meeting the challenge; Conclusion/need for further research The common humanitarian logistic pictureKey Performance Indicators (KPIs); Summary; References; 5 Humanitarian logistics and the cluster approach ; Abstract; Introduction; Background; Change afoot -- the cluster approach and implications for humanitarian logistics; Business as usual or...?; US perspectives on humanitarian logistics, the CA and the LC; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 The increasing importance of services in humanitarian logistics; Abstract; Introduction; Background to service operations; Servitization in humanitarian logistics; Service developments in humanitarian logistics
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Kogan Page
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 293 pages)
• Subjects: 363.34068/7; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Distribution; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Nonprofit Organizations & Charities; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Strategic Planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Business logistics; Emergency management; Humanitarian assistance; Naturkatastrophe; Humanitäre Hilfe; Katastrophenhilfe; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution; Purchasing & Supply Management; Humanitarian assistance; Emergency management; Business logistics; Disaster Planning -- organization & administration; Disaster Planning -- standards; Altruism; Interinstitutional Relations; Internationality; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0749470887; 9780749470883
• Related ISBNs: 9780749470876; 0749470879
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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