Survivor needs or logistical convenience? Factors shaping decisions to deliver relief to earthquake‐affected communities, Pakistan 2005–06

Benini, Aldo; Conley, Charles; Dittemore, Brody; Waksman, Zachary

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7717.2008.01065.x

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“…The likely root of this situation is the extremely small number of publications describing and analyzing real-life PD-HL operations. Among the handful of publications on the subject, one could list Benini et al (2006);Holguín-Veras et al (2007, 2012a), and Holguín-Veras et al (2014. Holguín-Veras et al (2013) identified intertemporal effects, material convergence, and the impact of the distribution strategy on human suffering as three essential characteristics that must be considered for proper modeling of PD-HL.…”

Section: Basic Literature On Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics Modementioning

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Inventory-Allocation Distribution Models for Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics with Explicit Consideration of Deprivation Costs

Pérez-Rodríguez¹,

Holguín‐Veras

2016

Transportation Science

109

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T his paper develops novel mathematical models to maximize the benefits derived from the distribution of critical supplies to populations in need after a disaster. The formulations are based on welfare economics and the use of social costs, which are incurred by the segments of society involved in, and impacted by, the relief distribution strategy. The costs to the relief group are assessed as logistical costs, whereas the impacts to the beneficiaries are measured as the effects that the relief distribution has on their deprivation costs, which are the economic value of human suffering resulting from the lack of access to a good or service. The impacts on beneficiaries take into account two components: the reduction in deprivation costs for the recipients of the aid and the increase in deprivation costs for those individuals who do not receive the aid at a delivery epoch (the opportunity costs of the delivery strategy). The paper develops an inventory-allocation-routing model for the optimal assignment of critical supplies that minimizes social costs, designs suitable heuristic solution approaches, and assesses the performance of the heuristics using numerical experiments. The results, coupled with the insight gained from the models developed, are used to establish conclusions and policy recommendations.

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Section: Basic Literature On Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics Modementioning

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Inventory-Allocation Distribution Models for Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics with Explicit Consideration of Deprivation Costs

Pérez-Rodríguez¹,

Holguín‐Veras

2016

Transportation Science

109

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“…The introduction of technology such as geographic information systems (Benini et al, 2009) or unmanned aerial vehicle systems (Tatham, 2009) have been proposed as ways to enhance the needs assessment process. There has also been an increasing recognition that supply network information management systems have the potential to ease the challenge of managing the subsequent delivery of relief goods (Bartell et al, 2006).…”

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Transforming humanitarian logistics: the journey to supply network management

Tatham

Pettit

2010

International Journal of Physical Distribution &Amp; Logistics Management

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction of the two parts of the Special Edition of the journal devoted to the challenges of humanitarian aid logistics. To achieve this, an overview of the humanitarian logistic field is provided focussing on a number of key areas in which the principles and practices supporting commercial supply network management (SNM) have the potential to offer significant improvement in the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the humanitarian logistics preparation and response. Design/methodology/approach -The paper is based on a conceptual discussion of issues of SNM in a humanitarian aid context, linked to the more specific discussions of the contribution of the research presented by the authors of the papers accepted for the special editions. Findings -The paper discusses the concept of SNM and argues that the fundamental principles that have been the subject of considerable academic scrutiny are equally applicable to the humanitarian logistic field -albeit, in some cases, the specific environment may alter the balance of risk/benefit for particular approaches. Originality/value -The application of commercial SNM theory and practice has received limited consideration within the humanitarian aid logistics literature to date. This paper is designed to redress this shortfall. As a result, it is hoped that it will act as a catalyst for further research and to widen and deepen the resultant debate with a view to improving the outcome for those affected by current and future disasters.

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“…address prepositioning of medical supplies using a simulation and develop a model for deciding the size and location of aid distribution facilities for post-hurricane settings. Their model utilizes GIS and spatial optimization technologies to solve p-median and capacitated median type problems.An application of GIS based techniques for needs assessment is provided inBenini et al (2009). The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) is one example dedicated to better deal with the needs assessment operations in the response phase(ACAPS, 2014).…”

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Models, solutions and enabling technologies in humanitarian logistics

Özdamar

Ertem

2015

European Journal of Operational Research

344

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Survivor needs or logistical convenience? Factors shaping decisions to deliver relief to earthquake‐affected communities, Pakistan 2005–06

Abstract: In Bureaucratizing the Good Samaritan, Waters (2001) ' (Thomas, 2003, p. 4). This article is an invitation for others to engage in creative humanitarian data management.

Cited by 48 publications

References 8 publications

Inventory-Allocation Distribution Models for Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics with Explicit Consideration of Deprivation Costs

Inventory-Allocation Distribution Models for Postdisaster Humanitarian Logistics with Explicit Consideration of Deprivation Costs

Transforming humanitarian logistics: the journey to supply network management

Models, solutions and enabling technologies in humanitarian logistics

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