Key challenges to sustainable humanitarian supply chains: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

K Karuppiah, B Sankaranarayanan, SM Ali, SK Paul - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 has had a major impact on health, economic, social, and industrial activities. It
has disrupted supply chain management and affected the movement of essential supplies to …

A decision-making tool for the determination of the distribution center location in a humanitarian logistics network

X Taouktsis, C Zikopoulos - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution of humanitarian aid is a vital issue for humanity's future. In recent years, the
management of humanitarian crises has become more crucial than it was a decade ago …

System dynamics approach for food inventory policy assessment in a humanitarian supply chain

N Giedelmann-L, WJ Guerrero… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In a humanitarian context, disaster relief operations handle in-kind donations and supplies
required to assist the affected population. Among the most challenging operations in …

Impact of COVID-19 on global supply chain management

M Arunmozhi, R Kiran Kumar, BA Srinivasa - Managing supply chain risk …, 2021 - Springer
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is an exceptional shock to the global supply chain
management. With the continuation of nation-wide lockdown, worldwide economic downfall …

Factors impacting humanitarian operations in healthcare during life-threatening pandemics

A Thomas, M Suresh, B Shah - International Journal of Healthcare …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of this paper are to 'identify', analyze', and categorize'the factors impacting
humanitarian activities in healthcare during life-threatening pandemics like COVID-19 using …

An integrated production and distribution model for the supply of relief kits in flood relief supply chains

A Scaria, B Paul - International Journal of Logistics Systems …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
Relief supply chains should provide the relief supplies quickly and efficiently to maximise the
survival rate, and hence, the integration of supply chain operations is extremely critical. In …

Humanitarian supply chain redesign using a GIS-based two-stage stochastic model: a case study of earthquake in Tehran

M Mousazadeh, MH Aminpour - RAIRO-Operations Research, 2025 - rairo-ro.org
The world has experienced many natural and human-made disasters recently. Such
disasters can vary from a local residence to a city or even affect a nation or broader areas …

An integrated operations model for supply of relief items under path disruptions

A Scaria, B Paul - OPSEARCH, 2023 - Springer
The integration of relief supply chain operations is critical for the timely supply of relief items
to the areas affected by disasters. This work considers a two stage relief supply chain …

[PDF][PDF] Key Challenges to Sustainable Humanitarian Supply Chains: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5850

K Karuppiah, B Sankaranarayanan, SM Ali, SK Paul - 2021 - researchgate.net
COVID-19 has had a major impact on health, economic, social, and industrial activities. It
has disrupted supply chain management and affected the movement of essential supplies to …

A Systematics Review on the Impact of Emergency Supply Chain Management, Operational Efficiency, and Supply Chain Traceability on Public Health

GK Akubia, V Gaffar, D Andriana - Image: Jurnal Riset Manajemen - ejournal.upi.edu
This systematic review aims to explore and analyze the intricate of Emergency Supply Chain
Management (ESCM), Operational Efficiency (OE), and operational efficiency, and supply …