Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake
The main objective of this study is to consider how to benefit efficiently from the significant potential of humanitarian operations by individuals. For this purpose, this study aims to assess failure factors in humanitarian supply chain operations after the Kermanshah earthquake considering the rol...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositório: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/408523 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/408523 https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-01-2022-0001 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian supply chain management Humanitarian logistics Humanitarian operations by individuals Kermanshah earthquake Ajuda humanitària Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions::Modelització de transports i logística Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà::Risc i vulnerabilitat |
| Resumo: | The main objective of this study is to consider how to benefit efficiently from the significant potential of humanitarian operations by individuals. For this purpose, this study aims to assess failure factors in humanitarian supply chain operations after the Kermanshah earthquake considering the role of all parties, focusing on individuals who did not wish to work with formal organisations on the whole. In the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake, which occurred on 12 November 2017, improvised groups of Iranian civilians from all over the country played an important role in humanitarian supply chain operations as individuals. Although most of these groups sincerely intended to help the affected society, victims could not benefit properly from these significant potential humanitarian actions. On the contrary, these potential actions caused some issues during humanitarian operations, such as blocking roads, inappropriate last-mile distribution, wasting resources and so on. |
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