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"... Managing information cycles for intra-organisational coordination of humanitarian logistics E.A. van der Laan* RSM Erasmus University, ..."
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Managing information cycles for intra-organisational coordination of humanitarian logistics E.A. van der Laan* RSM Erasmus University,
Howden How Information Systems Can Improve Humanitarian Logistics How Humanitarian Logistics Information Systems Can Improve Humanitarian Supply Chains:
"... Humanitarian logistics represents a broad range of activities taking place within humanitarian organizations, the bulk of these activities are also components of a broader humanitarian supply chain- the network involved with providing physical aid to beneficiaries. Humanitarian logistics information ..."
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cycle. Humanitarian logistics information systems not only improve logistics activities in each phase, but can improve the continuity of humanitarian operations by sharing information throughout the transition of different disaster management cycle phases. Through collaboration between organizations
An Operational Mechanism Design for Fleet Management Coordination in Humanitarian Operations
"... We study incentive alignment for the coordination of operations in humanitarian settings. Our research focuses on transportation, the second largest overhead cost to humanitarian organizations after personnel. Motivated by field research, we study the fleet size problem from a managerial perspective ..."
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in this setting. This study contributes to two streams of literature, humanitarian logistics, and incentives in operations management.
Risk Management in self controlled logistic processes
"... Modifications of product life cycles, company structures and information flows alter the requirements for logistic processes. Logistic processes are facing new challenges. These developments are caused through the evolution of virtual organisations and the increasing maturity of new ICT technologies ..."
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Modifications of product life cycles, company structures and information flows alter the requirements for logistic processes. Logistic processes are facing new challenges. These developments are caused through the evolution of virtual organisations and the increasing maturity of new ICT
Supporting Humanitarian Relief Logistics Operations through Online Geocollaborative Knowledge Management Brian M. Tomaszewski, Alan M. MacEachren, Scott Pezanowski, Xiaoyan Liu, and Ian Turton
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"... Over the past two years, horrific disasters such as the Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Pakistan Earthquake have demonstrated the critical need for effective technological infrastructure that is scientifically grounded in geo-visual group interaction theory [1] and humanitarian knowledge m ..."
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, and collaboration functionality. We present our progress on the development of the Geocollaborative Web Portal (GWP), an asynchronous, open source geospatial information framework designed to support international group interaction and knowledge management in the context of humanitarian relief logistics.
Understanding the role of mobile technologies for humanitarian relief Fuming Shih
"... ABSTRACT Smartphones are becoming increasingly useful in disaster management both to provide useful information to victims and to coordinate relief operations. However, a lack of technological expertise as well as considerable amount of time and cost required to build mobile applications prevents t ..."
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ABSTRACT Smartphones are becoming increasingly useful in disaster management both to provide useful information to victims and to coordinate relief operations. However, a lack of technological expertise as well as considerable amount of time and cost required to build mobile applications prevents
Attaining Program Affordability Through Integration Of Logistical Operations and Health Maintenance
"... Program affordability needs to be built-in at the initial concept formulation stage. For NASA’s space exploration vision this is critical for long range sustainability of human presence in space. What is often overlooked in the initial concept formulation of a large scale system endeavor such as NAS ..."
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is the coordination and reconciliation across multiple equipment types of system health features and logistical information such as: (1) prognostic drivers from Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring (IVHM) systems producing proactive condition-based "maintain me " demands, (2) maintenance management systems
GeoCollaborative Crisis Management: Designing
"... Preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and human-induced disasters all require access to geographically referenced information and tools for making available information relevant to the tasks at hand. Goals of the research summarized here are to advance our scientific ..."
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understanding of how groups (or groups of groups) work with geospatial information and technologies in crisis management and to use that understanding to guide development of tools that are intuitive for nonspecialist users and that enable coordination within and across crisis management teams. This overview
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"... logistics and the cluster approach global shifts and the US perspective NEZIH ALTAY AND MELISSA LABONTE Since disaster relief is about 80 % logistics it would follow then that the only way to achieve [results-oriented programs and accountability] is through slick, efficient and effective logistics o ..."
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, coordination, accountability, and information and knowledge management. In the five years and 36 country roll-outs since its HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS_01_CHRISTOPHER_9780749462468.indb 85 27/01/2011 09:35:15 86 Humanitarian logistics establishment, the Logistics Cluster gets high marks operationally
Evaluating the Effect of Logistical Drivers on Cocoa Supply Chain in Ghana: A Case of Transroyal Ghana Limited
"... Abstract This paper examined the cocoa supply chain in Ghana using Transroyal (GH) Ltd as well as producing a supply chain model that is peculiar to transroyal Ghana limited. The paper conducted with strong data reliability and found to address some pertinent factors affecting the logistical driver ..."
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-in-progress inventory, and finished goods from points of origin to point of consumption. A customer focused definition is given by Hines Supply chain management is the systemic, strategic coordination of the traditional business functions and the tactics across these business functions within a particular company
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