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Innovation in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management: a systematic review

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  • Nezih Altay

    (DePaul University
    Hanken School of Economics)

  • Graham Heaslip

    (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology)

  • Gyöngyi Kovács

    (Hanken School of Economics)

  • Karen Spens

    (BI Norwegian Business School)

  • Peter Tatham

    (Griffith University)

  • Alain Vaillancourt

    (Canadian Red Cross)

Abstract

The COVID-19 global health crisis forced border closings, strained resources and tightened funding, forcing humanitarian organisations to innovate. This paper aims to identify gaps in the literature on innovation in humanitarian supply chains, and to develop an appropriate framework for future research through a systematic literature review. We use a systematic literature review approach and synthesis the discussion of innovation in humanitarian supply chains after reviewing 43 papers. The synthesis identifies the different contexts for and outcomes of innovation in humanitarian supply chains. Our findings indicate that research on innovation in humanitarian supply chains is an underdeveloped topic. Gaps we identified in regards to the humanitarian context are: (1) a limited discussion of the contribution by the beneficiary to the supply chain; (2) a limited discussion of reconstruction innovations; (3) a lack of study on field application for complex innovations; (4) the lack of discussion of the role of individual knowledge in humanitarian supply chain innovation and finally (5) a lack of study of position innovations where humanitarian organisations use supply chains as a way to market effectively towards donors.

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  • Nezih Altay & Graham Heaslip & Gyöngyi Kovács & Karen Spens & Peter Tatham & Alain Vaillancourt, 2024. "Innovation in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management: a systematic review," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 335(3), pages 965-987, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:335:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s10479-023-05208-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-023-05208-6
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