Essays about: "supply chain of disaster"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words supply chain of disaster.

1. 1. Evaluation of Business Continuity Management - A case study of disaster recovery during the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

   Author : Fredrik Tegström; Filip Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Business continuity; Disaster recovery; BCM; Covid-19; Continuity planning; Case study; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Background The Company produces and sells specialised products and technical solutions worldwide through more than ten different technology-based and decentralised Business Units. While the "Business continuity management"-programme has been implemented throughout the Company for many years, many of the Business Units' "disaster recovery"-capabilities had not been tested until the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

3. 2. Preventive adaptation strategies within disaster management – how humanitarian actors address climate-related challenges

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

   Author : Angela Antoni; Kerstin Niggl; [2020]
   Keywords : humanitarian; disaster management; climate change; challenges; adaptation;

   Abstract : Background: Climate change is a significant factor shaping the planet and changing the pattern of disasters which leads to direct and indirect consequences. The result is a huge amount of affected people who rely on humanitarian aid. The satisfaction of this need is the responsibility of disaster management. READ MORE

4. 3. Humanitarian Supply Chain: Improvement of Lead Time Effectiveness and Costs Efficiency : A multiple case study on the preparedness stage of humanitarian organizations with their partners

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Ester Lisnati Jayadi; Najmus Sadat; Hugo Richit; [2020]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Supply Chain Management. Humanitarian Supply Chain. Preparedness Stage. Natural Disasters. Humanitarian Organizations. Partners. Dyads. Multiple Case Studies. Performance Measurements. Performance Management Process. Supply Chain Process Integration.;

   Abstract : Title: Humanitarian Supply Chain: Improvement of lead time effectiveness and cost-efficiency. A multiple case study on the preparedness stage of humanitarian organizations with their partners. Authors: Ester Lisnati Jayadi, Hugo Richit, Najmus Sadat. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Collaborative Mobile Storage Units in the Humanitarian Supply Chain

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Jacob Karlsson; Björn Sanders; [2019]
   Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Humanitarian Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Warehouse; Mobile Storage Units; Disaster Management Cycle; Public Warehouse; Bangladesh; Syria; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis is an explorative single case study on the United Nations Logistics Cluster with the purpose to explore the usage of collaborative Mobile Storage Unit (MSU) warehouses in terms of determining their activities’ and decisions’ connection to the disaster management cycle, as well as their challenges’ connection to the contextual factors of the humanitarian supply chain (HSC). It attempts to answer questions (1) What are the collaborative MSU activities and decisions throughout the phases of the disaster management cycle? and (2) How do humanitarian contextual factors influence challenges to collaborative MSU activities and decisions in humanitarian logistics?. READ MORE

6. 5. Mainstreaming the environment within humanitarian operations: Identifying key factors for effective implementation of a green approach to procurement within the International Federation of the Red Cross

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Lindy Hromas; [2017]
   Keywords : environmental mainstreaming; green procurement; humanitarian logistics; environmental impact; humanitarian supply chain; greening; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Each year millions of people receive emergency relief items from humanitarian organizations following disasters and crises. While significant time and resources have been invested in identifying the needs of affected populations and how to address those needs, significantly less focus has been given to environmental impacts of these response operations. READ MORE