Humanitarian and Healthcare Logistics
A section of Logistics (ISSN 2305-6290).
Section Information
“Humanitarian and Healthcare Logistics” is a dedicated section of Logistics, a leading journal that publishes cutting-edge research on humanitarian aid and healthcare supply chains. The section has garnered increased attention since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the critical importance of resilient supply chains in times of crisis. Its audience includes academics, practitioners, and policymakers from both the humanitarian and healthcare sectors, spanning public and private organisations.
Aims and Scope
The "Humanitarian and Healthcare Logistics" section is aimed at academics, practitioners, and policymakers from both the public and private sectors who are deeply interested in understanding the complexities of supply chains for managing humanitarian aid and post-disaster development activities. It also addresses the challenges of healthcare supply chains, particularly during pandemics or health crises, where poorly managed logistics involving various stakeholders can exacerbate existing problems. This section encourages the exchange of knowledge, experience, and innovative ideas among academics, practitioners, and policymakers to find practical solutions to humanitarian crises triggered by disasters, healthcare emergencies, or sudden outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics. Contributions are expected to adopt an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on diverse philosophical backgrounds and methodologies—including deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning—across fields such as social science, engineering, economics, medicine, and architecture, to develop novel solutions to humanitarian challenges.
Coverage
- Humanitarian Supply Chain;
- Humanitarian Logistics;
- Disaster Relief Operations;
- Emergency Supply Chain;
- Healthcare Supply Chain;
- Healthcare Logistics;
- Humanitarian Supply Chain Coordination;
- Supply Chain Visibility;
- Swift-Trust;
- Crisis Leadership;
- Humanitarian Supply Chain Resilience;
- Inventory pre-positioning;
- Vehicle Routing Problems;
- Civil-Military Coordination;
- Humanitarian Collaboration
- Supply Chain Agility (Humanitarian/Healthcare context);
- Supply Chain Adaptability (Humanitarian/Healthcare context);
- Supply Chain Alignment (Humanitarian/Healthcare context);
- Information Technologies in Disaster Relief Operations;
- Emerging Technologies in the Humanitarian or Healthcare Sector.
