The Palgrave Handbook of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Focusing on the specific challenges of research design and exploring the opportunities of conducting research in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, this handbook is a significant contribution to future research. Chapters include extensive descriptions of methods used, highlighting t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kovács, Gyöngyi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Spens, Karen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Moshtari, Mohammad (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Focusing on the specific challenges of research design and exploring the opportunities of conducting research in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management, this handbook is a significant contribution to future research. Chapters include extensive descriptions of methods used, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages, and the challenges in scoping, sampling, collecting and analysing data, as well as ensuring the quality of studies. Covering a wide variety of topics including risk and resilience and the impact of humanitarian logistics on capacity building, sustainability and the local economy, it also explores the need for scalability and co-ordination in the humanitarian network. Contributors provide important insight on future directions and offer crucial guidance for researchers conducting projects within the field. .
Physical Description:XXXVII, 747 p. 86 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9781137590992
DOI:10.1057/978-1-137-59099-2