Peter Tatham - Böcker

In rapidly developing emergencies, it is vital for aid agencies to understand how to establish an agile supply chain that resists the chaos of a crisis and can cater to unknown needs. Now in its fourth edition, Humanitarian Logistics presents chapters from a wide range of academics and practitioners and offers cutting edge research into how complex problems such as distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and provision of relief to victims of natural disasters can be solved. New chapters cover topics such as cash-based humanitarian logistics (HL) systems, sustainability in a HL context and providing logistics services for humanitarian relief.In recent years, a number of global crises have highlighted the critical role that logistics plays in humanitarian response. There is a vital need to understand how to conduct operations in confused and swiftly changing environments. This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to understand how to effectively manage supply networks during a rapidly developing emergency.

In rapidly developing emergencies, it is vital for aid agencies to understand how to establish an agile supply chain that resists the chaos of a crisis and can cater to unknown needs. Now in its fourth edition, Humanitarian Logistics presents chapters from a wide range of academics and practitioners and offers cutting edge research into how complex problems such as distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and provision of relief to victims of natural disasters can be solved. New chapters cover topics such as cash-based humanitarian logistics (HL) systems, sustainability in a HL context and providing logistics services for humanitarian relief.In recent years, a number of global crises have highlighted the critical role that logistics plays in humanitarian response. There is a vital need to understand how to conduct operations in confused and swiftly changing environments. This book is essential reading for anyone who needs to understand how to effectively manage supply networks during a rapidly developing emergency.

Lead effective, equitable and resilient humanitarian supply chains in the world's most complex emergencies. Humanitarian Logistics is a strategic and evidence-led guide for senior humanitarian logistics practitioners, policy leaders and decision-makers responsible for delivering aid at speed, scale and under extreme uncertainty. Written by experts Graham Heaslip, Peter Tatham and Gyöngyi Kovács, this updated fifth edition brings together a collection of cutting-edge academic research and practitioner insight to provide rigorous analysis of how logistics systems can be designed, governed and measured to perform effectively in rapidly evolving disaster and conflict settings.Drawing on real-world examples from organizations including WHO, Oxfam and UNHCR, the book bridges theory and practice to support informed decision-making at both strategic and operational levels. This new edition expands coverage of critical shifts in the sector, including localization, prioritization, equity and sustainability.This book enables you to: - Design agile supply chains for disaster and complex emergency response - Measure and improve humanitarian logistics performance - Apply localization, prioritization and equity in operational decision-making - Integrate sustainability into humanitarian supply chain strategies - Learn from real-world examples across UN agencies and NGOs Essential reading for senior practitioners and a core resource for undergraduate and postgraduate study, Humanitarian Logistics equips leaders with the insight and frameworks needed to improve response effectiveness, accountability and long-term impact.Online resources accompany this new edition. Themes include: humanitarian logistics, disaster response, humanitarian supply chains, localization, equity in aid delivery, sustainability, performance measurement