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Humanitarian Logistics
Alessandra Cozzolino
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Description for Humanitarian Logistics
Paperback. A study that explores the partnership between profit and non-profit in emergency relief operations, with specific attention given to the cross-learning potential for both the logistics service provider (profit) and the humanitarian organization (non-profit). Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 57 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KJMV8; KJMV9; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 112.
Humanitarian logistics has received increasing interest both from logistics academics and practitioners as a result of the dramatic increase in both natural and man-made disasters. The impact on affected populations can be all the more limited as much as the logistics operations in response to emergencies are effective and efficient. Collaboration with various relevant actors involving in the emergency resolution can help to reduce costs, increase speed, and improve the leanness/agility level in the humanitarian supply chain, and viceversa, poor coordination among them is cited as an explanation for performance gaps. As disasters become increasingly complex better collaboration not only ... Read more
Humanitarian logistics has received increasing interest both from logistics academics and practitioners as a result of the dramatic increase in both natural and man-made disasters. The impact on affected populations can be all the more limited as much as the logistics operations in response to emergencies are effective and efficient. Collaboration with various relevant actors involving in the emergency resolution can help to reduce costs, increase speed, and improve the leanness/agility level in the humanitarian supply chain, and viceversa, poor coordination among them is cited as an explanation for performance gaps. As disasters become increasingly complex better collaboration not only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Business
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642301858
SKU
V9783642301858
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About Alessandra Cozzolino
Alessandra Cozzolino is an assistant professor of management at the Department of Management at Sapienza University in Rome, where she teaches innovation management and organization science. She gained her PhD in management and finance in 2007 at the same university. She also is a lecturer in management at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome. Her research focus is in the ... Read more
Reviews for Humanitarian Logistics
From the reviews: “The book’s target audience is students, practitioners, and other individuals interested in the subject of cross-sector collaboration in the context of humanitarian crises. … This book provides a good overview of the academic literature on humanitarian logistics and links it with the literature on logistics and supply chain management in the private sector. … I would ... Read more