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Humanitarian Research and Managing Humanitarian Operations

In: Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations

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  • Christopher W. Zobel

    (Virginia Tech)

  • Nezih Altay

    (DePaul University)

  • Mark P. Haselkorn

    (University of Washington)

Abstract

Humanitarian operations are a critical and challenging activity. The general class of problems in this area are distinct from those in business operations management for a number of reasons. Among these are the focus on minimizing suffering and empowering affected populations, the requirement for ethical and just treatment, the complex and often politically charged problem setting, the need for transparency and accountability, the uncertain and dynamic environment, the distinctive decision-making processes of non-profit and governmental organizations, and the existence of unusual resource constraints. Each of the chapters in this Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations volume seeks, in different ways, to help us improve our ability to address these problems. This initial chapter emphasizes the importance of the practitioner community to these efforts and it provides a careful overview of the important work contributed to the volume by our many authors.

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  • Christopher W. Zobel & Nezih Altay & Mark P. Haselkorn, 2016. "Humanitarian Research and Managing Humanitarian Operations," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Christopher W. Zobel & Nezih Altay & Mark P. Haselkorn (ed.), Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations, chapter 1, pages 1-7, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-319-24418-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24418-1_1
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    1. Martins, C.L. & Melo, M.T. & Pato, M.V., 2019. "Redesigning a food bank supply chain network in a triple bottom line context," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 214(C), pages 234-247.
    2. Martins, C. L. & Melo, Teresa & Pato, Margarida Vaz, 2016. "Redesigning a food bank supply chain network, Part I: Background and mathematical formulation," Technical Reports on Logistics of the Saarland Business School 10, Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar), Saarland Business School.
    3. Emre Çankaya & Ali Ekici & Okan Örsan Özener, 2019. "Humanitarian relief supplies distribution: an application of inventory routing problem," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 283(1), pages 119-141, December.
    4. Yusen Ye & Wen Jiao & Hong Yan, 2020. "Managing Relief Inventories Responding to Natural Disasters: Gaps Between Practice and Literature," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 29(4), pages 807-832, April.
    5. Lester Blackmon & Ross Chan & Omar Carbral & Geeta Chintapally & Sandip Dhara & Peter Felix & Aditi Jagdish & Srini Konakalla & Jasbir Labana & Jeff McIlvain & Jason Stone & Christopher S. Tang & Jaso, 2021. "Rapid Development of a Decision Support System to Alleviate Food Insecurity at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank amid the COVID‐19 Pandemic," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 30(10), pages 3391-3407, October.
    6. Johannes Jakubik & Stefan Feuerriegel, 2022. "Data‐driven allocation of development aid toward sustainable development goals: Evidence from HIV/AIDS," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 31(6), pages 2739-2756, June.

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