Advances in managing humanitarian operations
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Advances in managing humanitarian operations
(International series in operations research & management science, v. 235)
Springer, c2016
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume provides a survey of current research problems and results in humanitarian operations research. Additionally, it discusses existing applications of humanitarian operations research, and considers new research efforts that clearly extend existing research and applications. The book is divided into three sections that provide an overview of the subject, a look at the theory, and an examination of applications.
The overview section presents chapters on modeling approaches and metrics to evaluate nonprofit operations; chief findings of fieldwork research in disaster response logistics; the use of cash as a form of relief; and measuring markets that supply cash-based humanitarian interventions.
The theory section includes chapters that examine the partner proliferation problem in disaster response networks; a case study of humanitarian logistics that examines how humanitarian culture informs change adoption; and a look at the current state of the art for information visibility in humanitarian operations.
Finally, the application section focuses on blood products, vaccines, and food assistance, with individual chapters on efficient inventorying and distribution of blood products during disasters; a detailed look at modeling in the context of the vaccine supply chain; a framework for achieving equity, effectiveness, and efficiency in food bank operations; and a spatio-temporal vulnerabili
ty assessment of the resilience of a population affected by sudden lack of food.
Table of Contents
Modeling Approaches and Metrics to Evaluate Nonprofit Operations.- Disaster Response Logistics: Chief Findings of Fieldwork Research.- Cash as a Form of Relief.- Measuring Markets that Supply Cash-Based Humanitarian Interventions.- Partner Proliferation Problem in Disaster Response Networks.- How Humanitarian Culture Informs Change Adoption: A Case Study of Humanitarian Logistics.- Information Visibility in Humanitarian Operations: Current State-of-the-Art.- Efficient Inventorying and Distribution of Blood Product During Disasters.- The Vaccine Supply Chain Multathlon: the Reconciliation of Technology, Economy and Access to Medicines.- Achieving Equity, Effectiveness, and Efficiency in Food Bank Operations: Strategies for Feeding America with Implications for Global Hunger Relief.- Understanding Resilience: A Spatio-temporal Vulnerability Assessment of a Population Affected by A Sudden Lack of Food.
by "Nielsen BookData"