| Description |
1 online resource (38 pages) : illustrations, tables. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Compact
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Compact.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Last Mile Logistics for Disaster Relief Supply Chain Management; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Disaster Relief Supply Chains; 2.1 Characteristics; 2.2 Challenges and Problems; 2.3 Institutions that face the Challenges; 3 The Last Mile as a Part of the Disaster Relief Supply Chain; 3.1 Characteristics; 3.2 Problems and Challenges; 4 Optimization of Last Mile Distribution in Disaster Areas through Business Approaches; 4.1 Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems; 4.2 Supplier -- Buyer Alliances; 4.3 Third Party Logistics Providers |
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5 Conclusion and PerspectivesReferences; Appendix |
| Summary |
Due to the latest catastrophes caused by both man and nature, humanitarian logistics has received increasing interest from academics, practitioners and specialists. These interests are increased as well by an expanding market of disaster relief and by the fact that disaster relief supply chains are complex and dynamic, not to mention that they have a lot of uncertainties that make operations very complicated. Especially in disaster relief, the supply chains have to be fast, agile and flexible in order to rapidly provide the appropriate amount, and type of emergency supplies, to minimize human. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Business logistics -- Environmental aspects.
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Business logistics. |
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Sustainable development -- Germany.
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Sustainable development. |
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Germany. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Decker, Michael. Last mile logistics for disaster relief supply chain management : challenges and opportunities for humanitarian aid and mergency relief. Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, ©2014 viii, 31 pages Compact. 9783954891580 |
| ISBN |
9783954896585 (electronic book) |
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3954896583 (electronic book) |
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9783954891580 |
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