Humanitarian logistics optimization models: An investigation of decision-maker involvement and directions to promote implementation

Rodríguez-Espíndola, Oscar; Ahmadi, Hossein; Chavira, Diego Alonso Gastélum; Ahumada-Valenzuela, Omar; Chowdhury, Soumyadeb; Dey, Prasanta Kumar; Albores, Pavel

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2023.101669

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“…Regarding the main themes, in the past 20 years, publications have been focused on specific major disasters/ catastrophes, according to Holguın-Veras et al (2012) or on natural disasters, as discussed by Rodríguez-Espíndola et al (2023). Currently, the publication scenario is dominated by the theme of COVID-19 (Kov acs and Falagara Sigala, 2021;Rahman et al, 2022;Thompson and Anderson, 2021) and analyses linked to climate change and its impacts, such as discusses Yan (2023) in his literature review.…”

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Challenges and perspectives for humanitarian logistics: a comparative study between the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Republic of South Sudan

Grigoli,

Silva Júnior,

Pedra

2024

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Purpose This study aims to identify the main challenges to achieving humanitarian logistics in the context of United Nations peace missions in sub-Saharan Africa and to present suggestions for overcoming the logistical gaps encountered. Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach of the work focuses on the comparative case study of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic and The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2014 to 2021. The approach combined a systematic literature review with the authors’ empirical experience as participant observers in each mission, combining theory and practice. Findings As a result, six common challenges were identified for carrying out humanitarian logistics in the three peace missions. Each challenge revealed a logistical gap for which an appropriate solution was suggested based on the best practices found in the case study of each mission. Research limitations/implications This paper presents limitations when addressing the logistical analysis based on only three countries under the UN mission as a case study, as well as conceiving that certain flaws in the system, in the observed period, are already in the process of correction with the adoption of the 2016–2021 strategy by the UN Global Logistic Cluster. The authors suggest that further studies can be carried out by expanding the number of cases or using countries where other bodies (AU, NATO or EU) work. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first comparative case study of humanitarian logistics on the three principal missions of the UN conducted by academics and practitioners.

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