{"product_id":"humanitarian-logistics-meeting-the-challenge-of-preparing-for-and-responding-to-disasters-and-complex-emergencies-9781398607149","title":"Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing for and Responding to Disasters and Complex Emergencies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn rapidly developing emergencies, it is vital for aid agencies to understand how to establish an agile supply chain that resists the chaos of a crisis and can cater to unknown needs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in its fourth edition, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumanitarian Logistics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epresents chapters from a wide range of academics and practitioners and offers cutting edge research into how complex problems such as distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and provision of relief to victims of natural disasters can be solved. New chapters cover topics such as cash-based humanitarian logistics (HL) systems, sustainability in a HL context and providing logistics services for humanitarian relief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, a number of global crises have highlighted the critical role that logistics plays in humanitarian response. There is a vital need to understand how to conduct operations in confused and swiftly changing environments. This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to understand how to effectively manage supply networks during a rapidly developing emergency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Peter Tatham \u003c\/b\u003eis a member of the Editorial Boards of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Physical Logistics and Supply Chain Management.\u003c\/i\u003e He was Professor of Humanitarian Logistics at Griffith University, Australia, and he remains a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Graham Heaslip \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Logistics Engineering and Head of School of Engineering at Atlantic Technological University, Galway, Ireland. He is a board member of the Humanitarian Logistics Institute (HUMLOG) based at Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland and is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Physical Logistics and Supply Chain Management. His work in the field of logistics and supply chain management has gained international recognition, including the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kogan Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50486361456914,"sku":"9781398607149","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34b5afe0-a49c-4ad1-bcb9-f31d0ad388fb.jpg?v=1730426976","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/humanitarian-logistics-meeting-the-challenge-of-preparing-for-and-responding-to-disasters-and-complex-emergencies-9781398607149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}