Overview
- Provides an overview of key humanitarian logistics issues including delivering appropriate supplies, in good condition, in required quantities, and at the required place and time
- Explores humanitarian supply chain management processes in connection with the increasing complexity and magnitude of global emergency relief operations
- Outlines the roles and responsibilities of academia, international relief agencies, NGOs and government organizations to equip business leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to manage in unpredictable settings
Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (SPBE)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Humanitarian Logistics Design and Planning
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Humanitarian Logistics Strategies
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Humanitarian Logistics Modelling
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
B.S. Sahay is Founder Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur. Prior to joining IIM Raipur, he served as director of reputed Indian institutes such as Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, and Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. Dr. Sahay has obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has been to Germany (1997) and Japan (1994) under Fellowship Programmes. His teaching, research and consulting interests include logistics and supply chain management, productivity management, business modelling, higher education & accreditation. Dr. Sahay serves on the Editorial Board of journals such as International Journal of Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal,Business Process Management Journal to name a few. He has authored six books and edited thirteen books in the area of supply chain management, world class manufacturing, total quality management
and productivity management. He is a recipient of the IIT Delhi Alumni Association Award and Distinguished Alumnus award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Humanitarian Logistics
Editors: B.S. Sahay, Sumeet Gupta, Vinod Chandra Menon
Series Title: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2416-7
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2415-0Published: 22 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3456-2Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-2416-7Published: 10 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2198-7246
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7254
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 311
Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations
Topics: Operations Management, Social Work, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Public Administration, Services