Humanitarian Logistics and Sustainability

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Klumpp, Matthias (Editor), Leeuw, Sander de (Editor), Regattieri, Alberto (Editor), Souza, Robert de (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Logistics,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Sustainable development.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Sustainable Development.
• Physical Description: VIII, 260 p. 62 illus., 41 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319154558
• ISSN: 2194-8917

This contributed volume combines conceptual and strategic research articles dealing with the "why" and "to what end" of sustainable operations in humanitarian logistics, as well as operational research contributions regarding the "how" from the United Nations as well as from researchers and organizations from different countries (Germany, Australia, Singapore, Italy, Denmark, Jordan). The target audience primarily comprises research experts, decision makers  and practitioners in the field, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.