Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing for and Responding to Disasters

Against a backdrop of population increases, rising levels of urbanization, and the impacts of climate change, disasters and complex emergencies are impacting a growing number of people. This second edition of Humanitarian Logistics presents solutions to these challenges, covers new developments in the field, and examines the responses of those responsible for organizing and distributing resources in dangerous and unstable environments.

Chapter contributions written by some of the world's leading experts explore:
-The application of commercial and academic models of process management and process improvement to the humanitarian logistics network
-The introduction of information systems supporting the supply chain for NGOs
-Information management in inter-agency coordination
-Regionally-focused logistic challenges in developing South East Asian and African countries
-The humanitarian-military interface and lessons learned

Peter Tatham is a leading international researcher in the field of humanitarian logistics.  He is currently Professor of Humanitarian Logistics at Griffith University in Australia and previously taught Defense Logistics at Cranfield University.
 
Martin Christopher has worked in logistics education and research for 40 years and previously headed the department of Demand Chain Management at Cranfield University.

Contributors: 
Nezih Altay, Associate Professor of Operations Management at DePaul University
Ruth Banomyong, Department Chair of International Business, Logistics and Transport Management at Thammasat Business School
Anthony Beresford, Professor of Logistics and Transportation at Cardiff Business School
Sylvie Beresford, Lecturer in Business French at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Martijn Blansjaar, Head of Logistics and Supply at Oxfam GB
Paul Buatsi, Managing Consultant at Omega Strategic Resources Ltd.
Dorothea Carvalho, Professional Development Project Director at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Tim Cross, President of the Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management
Robert de Souza, Executive Director and Chief Executive of The Logistics Institute -- Asia Pacific
George Fenton, Director of  the Humanitarian Operations Services Team at World Vision International
Mark Goh, Director of Industry Research at The Logistics Institute -- Asia Pacific
Mike Goodhand, Head of the Logistics and Procurement Team at the British Red Cross
Graham Heaslip, Deputy Head of the School of Business at the National University of Ireland Maynooth
Gyöngyi Kovács, Professor in Humanitarian Logistics at the Hanken School of Economics
Melissa Labonte, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University
Paul Larson, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Manitoba
Qing Lu, Research Fellow at The Logistics Institute -- Asia Pacific
Charles Mbohwa, Professor of Quality and Operations Management at the University of Johannesburg
David Moore, Director of the Centre for Defence Acquisition
Stephen Pettit, Reader in Logistics and Operations Management at Cardiff Business School
Jersey Seipel, Lecturer in Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Massey University
Karen Spens, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography at Hanken School of Economics
Fraser Stephens, Product Manager at HELIOS Foundation
David Taylor, Visiting Lecturer at Cranfield University
Fuminori Toyasaki, Associate Professor at the School of Administrative Studies, York University
Rebecca Vince, Deputy Head of Logistics at Oxfam GB
Tina Wakolbinger, Professor of Supply Chain Services and Networks at Vienna University of Economics and Business
Michael Whiting, Consultant with the World Food Program