Essays about: "Humanitarian logistics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Humanitarian logistics.

  1. 1. The Future of Warehouse Automation: Will Drones Ever Take Off?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Filip Axén; Idun Jerlhagen Forsgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Autonomous drones; UAV; Warehousing; Technology adoption; Delphi study; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: In recent years, manually controlled drones have taken off on the commercial market, as well as in the agricultural industry and in humanitarian logistics. This has increased the interest in investing in autonomously controlled drones to increase efficiency and reduce costs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Closed Loop Supply Chains: A qualitative study of the Swedish food retail industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Daniel Hellström; David Danmyr; [2023]
    Keywords : Logistics; Closed Loop Supply Chain; Forward logistics; Reversed logistics; Food waste; Waste Management; Sustainable practises;

    Abstract : The closed loop supply chain concept has been argued to be one vital sustainability solution to prevent waste and aid humanitarian concerns. At the same time, over a third of the food resources for human consumption is being converted to food waste, contributing to malnutrition, starvation and countless deaths. READ MORE

  4. 3. Humanitarian Logistics: The Outsourcing Collaboration with Logistics Service Providers in the UN System

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Katrin Kandler; Jennifer Siller; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Logistics Service Providers; Outsourcing Collaboration; Selection Criteria for Collaboration; UN System; Disaster Cycle;

    Abstract : Background: Collaboration between humanitarian organisations and commercial as well as humanitarian logistics service providers has become of utmost importance when outsourcing logistics activities. Selection criteria for choosing suitable logistics service providers areessential for the success of outsourcing collaboration and disaster operations. READ MORE

  5. 4. A GIS-Based Localization of Regional Sorting Centers : A Case Study of Swedish Red Cross

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Alexandros Kaltsidis; [2022]
    Keywords : Logistics; GIS; Site Selection; p-median; ArcGIS; Network Analyst; Logistik; GIS; Platsval; p-median; ArcGIS; Nätverksanalytiker;

    Abstract : The Swedish Red Cross (SRK) plays an important humanitarian role by selling donated clothes in order to collect more money to help people in need. An extended network of 251 second-hand stores is built nationwide, where donors leave their clothes and buyers can buy them at competitive prices. READ MORE

  6. 5. Private firms using production change for a good cause : A qualitative study of Swedish private firms in humanitarian logistics

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Viktor Snell; Björn Bergman; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian logistics; production change; private firms; COVID-19; disaster relief;

    Abstract : Humanitarian logistics is an emerging phenomenon which have been increasingly recognized due to the increase of disasters, where little is still known about the role of companies operating in the private sector for this phenomenon. Furthermore, it is assumed that both natural and man-made disasters will increase in both the occurrence and the effect in the future, which enforces the need for practices and theories to deal with them more effectively. READ MORE