Decision-making in Humanitarian Operations Strategy, Behavior and Dynamics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Villa, Sebastián (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Urrea, Gloria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Castañeda, Jaime Andrés (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Larsen, Erik R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Operations research.; Decision making.; Business logistics.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.; Logistics.; Sustainability Management.; Supply Chain Management.

This book brings together research in humanitarian operations, behavioral operations and dynamic simulation. Part I outlines the main characteristics and strategic challenges of humanitarian organizations in preparedness, knowledge management, climate change and issues related to refugees and social...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Strategy.-1 Logistics Preparedness and Response: A Case of Strategic Change
• 2 Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations
• 3 Strategy and Knowledge Management in Humanitarian Organizations
• 4 Innovating Short-Term Preparedness Actions Using Climate Information
• 5 Refugees and Social Inclusion: The Role of Humanitarian Information Technologies
• Part II Behavior - 6 Behavioral Experiments in Single-Agent Operational Problems
• 7 Behavioral Operations in Multi-agent Settings and Humanitarian Operations
• 8 Quantal Theory in Operations Management
• 9 The Framing Effect in Humanitarian Operations
• Part III Dynamics
• 10 Modeling Disaster Operations Management Problems with System Dynamics
• 11 Collaborative Strategies for Humanitarian Logistics with System Dynamics and Project Management
• 12 Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Operations
• 13 Effects of Wholesale Competition in Supply Chains: An Analysis with Heterogeneous Decision-Makers.