2009
DOI: 10.1057/9780230233485
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Humanitarian Logistics

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“…or manmade disasters (terrorist attacks or nuclear accidents) with the intention of supporting affected locals (Long and Wood 1995). In general, actions have to fulfill the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality to constitute a humanitarian operation (Tomasini and Van Wassenhove 2009).…”
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“…or manmade disasters (terrorist attacks or nuclear accidents) with the intention of supporting affected locals (Long and Wood 1995). In general, actions have to fulfill the principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality to constitute a humanitarian operation (Tomasini and Van Wassenhove 2009).…”
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“…Where possible, many relief agencies have pre-purchasing agreements with suppliers for the most commonly needed items, such as drugs, sheetings or blankets. As speed is essential for humanitarian aid operations, lead time reduction needs to be further considered in contracts with these producers (Tomasini and Van Wassenhove 2009).…”
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“…The overarching aim of the humanitarian sector is to save lives, meet the basic needs of people and alleviate suffering (Van Wassenhove 2006), which is partly contingent on the speed of humanitarian response (Campbell et al 2008). Emphasis is in the humanitarian literature is often placed on response to disasters (Barbarosoglu et al 2004, Sheu 2007 however, effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian logistics is improved with focus on preparative activities (Tomasini and Van Wassenhove 2009). Increasing the effectiveness of response is possible through positioning inventory in preparation for disasters, to reduce the procurement and transportation phase in response to disasters (Duran et al 2007).…”
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“…Esta preparação, parte do ciclo natural de um desastre, estende a logística de seu papel típico na resposta para outras instâncias do gerenciamento do desastre, pois a agilidade da cadeia de suprimentos humanitária -um dos pilares do sucesso da operação (LEE, 2008;TOMASINI;WASSENHOVE, 2009) -depende de como a cadeia é organizada e orientada a reagir rapidamente aos desastres pela localização estratégica de recursos conforme a análise de predisposição para que eventos aconteça.…”
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