Vehicle Replacement in the International Committee of the Red Cross

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pedraza-Martinez, Alfonso J.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
• 署名单位: Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business; INSEAD Business School
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01316.x
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 365-376
• 关键词: humanitarian logistics; vehicle replacement; transportation; decentralized supply chains

摘要

This article studies 4x4 vehicle replacement within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the largest humanitarian organizations. ICRC policy sets the replacement of vehicles at 5 years or 150,000 km, whichever comes first. Using field data collected at the ICRC headquarters and national level we study the ICRC policy. Our results suggest that the organization can make considerable savings by adjusting its replacement policy. This study contributes to the area of logistics and transportation research in humanitarian operations.