All the best laid plans…conditions impeding proper emergency response

Thévenaz, Céline; Resodihardjo, Sandra L.

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.09.009

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“…1 Moreover, a lack of coordination leads to duplication of effort, wasted resources and slow relief efforts. 2 The 2010 Haiti earthquake response revealed that a variety of impediments to information flow considerably hindered coordination. 3 Information sharing, cooperative communication and joint knowledge creation are all identified as collaboration mechanisms.…”

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Influencing factors and mechanisms of inter-organization collaboration obstacles in emergency rescue for urban rail transit

Zhang

Zheng

et al. 2017

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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The characteristics of urban rail transit emergencies include fast diffusion, wide-ranging influence and difficult handling. They require the coordination of multiple organizations. Previous studies have shown that the inter-organization collaboration efficiency is low. This article takes the subject of urban rail transit emergencies and studies the factors that influence inter-organization collaboration obstacles in emergency rescues, trying to reveal the formation path of interorganization emergency collaboration obstacles. The 25 factors that influence inter-organization collaboration obstacles, which are determined using interviews and a survey, are grouped into five major elements (emergency organization obstacles, emergency information obstacles, emergency resource obstacles, emergency plan obstacles and emergency command obstacles). A hypothesis model of the relationship among these factors is established based on emergency management theory and organization collaboration theory, and then empirical research is conducted using a structural equation model combined with large-scale questionnaires. Then the dynamic causal model of inter-organization collaboration obstacles is established through system dynamics to explore the formation mechanism of such obstacles. The results indicate that the five elements interact with each other, and that eliminating these obstacles, especially those in the emergency organization obstacles and emergency plan obstacles groups, is essential for improving the efficiency of emergency command and inter-organization collaboration.

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Influencing factors and mechanisms of inter-organization collaboration obstacles in emergency rescue for urban rail transit

Zhang

Zheng

et al. 2017

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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“…2004 Asian tsunami and 2005 flooding of New Orleans following hurricane Katrina were considered to be among the greatest destructions in this century. Both events became an eye-opener of a missing element under the domain of disaster management as surviving inhabitants waited for several days to receive most elementary goods such as water, food and medicine [5,6]. Hence, an effective and efficient delivery of critical goods is a crucial element of successful disaster relief operation and is closely related to humanitarian logistics which is also precisely known as humanitarian supply chain.…”

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Development of Humanitarian Supply Chain Performance Conceptual Framework in Creating Resilient Logistics Network

Thiruchelvam¹,

Ismail²,

Ghazali³

et al. 2018

Pak. j. geol.

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Humanitarian logistics which is precisely known as humanitarian supply chain (HSC) plays a major role in reducing the impact of disaster on human life and livelihood by providing humanitarian aid in the forms of food, water, medicine, shelter and other supplies. Unfortunately, anecdotal evidences indicated that relief chain tends to be unstable, unpredictable and unresponsive to the needs of disaster victims. The 2004 Asian tsunami highlighted the lack of coordination between the relief chain linkages that hampered effective supply of aid. This phenomenon was further evident in our own context during the 2014 flood devastation in Peninsular Malaysia. Floodwaters and subsequent landslides blocked major roads, limiting access to evacuation centres and impeding the delivery of emergency relief supplies. Hence, an effective humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) should be able to be deployed rapidly enabling provision of aid to beneficiaries. Notwithstanding the frequency and impact of disasters, humanitarian organizations today are under continuous pressure of improving their logistics performance. Departing from this need, this study aims to examine the criteria that influence the humanitarian aid actors in their decision making while increasing transparency and accountability of relief operations. Therefore, it is imperative for humanitarian sector to quantify the efficiency and effectiveness of a particular relief operation using set of performance metrics. A mixed methods approach comprising qualitative and quantitative survey will be used. The study intended to identify and define the metrics that would determine successful operational performance of disaster relief. This research will contribute mainly in the development of a HSCM performance model that (i) informs decision makers at the strategic, tactical and operational level in tracking progress, (ii) facilitate a more open and transparent communication and cooperation between humanitarian actors, and (iii) improve the logistics of disaster management both at the government and at non-governmental level.

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“…Top Management commitment or positive leadership is vital in overcoming the problem of funds, strategic planning, awareness, trust and other issues (Moshtari & Gonçalves, 2011;Ponomarov & Holcomb, 2009;Thévenaz & Resodihardjo, 2010;Waugh & Streib, 2006).…”

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Segmenting Critical Factors for Enhancing the use of IT in Humanitarian Supply Chain Management

Kabra

Ramesh

2015

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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This study intends to explore and segment the critical factors (CFs) to enhance the use of Information Technology (IT) in Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC), particularly in the Indian context. In this study, ten influencing factors has been identified through an extensive literature review and expert opinion. A structural model and cause -effect relationship diagram was developed using decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method for the identification of CFs. The present study adopt a comprehensive and rigorous procedure to identify six CFs namely, top management support, Government support, feedback mechanism to facilitate learning from prior experiences, transparent and accountable supply chain, strategic planning, and mutual learning with other commercial organizations (COs). The developed framework provides a simple, effective and efficient way to enhance the utilization of IT in HSC and in large to improve the competencies and performance of HSC.

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All the best laid plans…conditions impeding proper emergency response

Cited by 85 publications

References 46 publications

Influencing factors and mechanisms of inter-organization collaboration obstacles in emergency rescue for urban rail transit

Influencing factors and mechanisms of inter-organization collaboration obstacles in emergency rescue for urban rail transit

Development of Humanitarian Supply Chain Performance Conceptual Framework in Creating Resilient Logistics Network

Segmenting Critical Factors for Enhancing the use of IT in Humanitarian Supply Chain Management

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