Cracking the humanitarian logistic coordination challenge
Lessons From the Urban Search and Rescue Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3897536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Tatham (Professor, Humanitarian Logistics, Department of International Business and Asian Studies Griffith Business School Gold Coast Australia), Karen Spens (Rektor, Hanken School of Economics Helsinki Finland) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 246-261 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/disa.12139 |
| PMID | 26283578 |
| OpenAlex | W1915176121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
The challenges of achieving successful inter-agency logistic coordination in preparing for and responding to natural disasters and complex emergencies are both well understood and well documented. However, although many of these challenges remain unresolved, the literature reveals that the organisations that form the urban search and rescue (USAR) community have attained a high level of coherence and interoperability that results in a highly efficient and effective response. Therefore, this paper uses the idea of 'borrowing' from other fields as it explores how the processes and procedures used by the USAR community might be applied to improve humanitarian logistic operations. The paper analyses the USAR model and explores how the resultant challenges might be addressed in a humanitarian logistic context. The paper recommends that further research be undertaken in order to develop a modified USAR model that could be operationalised by the international community of humanitarian logisticians
Agency (philosophy · Computer security · Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Geography · Humanitarian aid · Interoperability · Poison control · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Urban search and rescue · Computer Science · Facility Location and Emergency Management · Law · Medicine · Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |