Humanitarian Operations: A World of Opportunity for Relevant and Impactful Research

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Besiou, Maria; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
• 署名单位: Kuhne Logistics University; INSEAD Business School
• 刊物名称: M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1523-4614
• DOI: 10.1287/msom.2019.0799
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 135-145
• 关键词: humanitarian operations; PRACTICAL RELEVANCE; impactful research; INNOVATION

摘要

The number of people affected by disasters has increased over the past decades, whereas funding has declined. The need for effective humanitarian aid is, therefore, larger than ever. Humanitarian organizations have recognized the critical role of supply chain management in reaching beneficiaries, and they have introduced commercial routines and best practices. Academics realized that humanitarian operations constitute a fruitful new research area and adapted solution techniques developed for commercial operations to disaster situations with mitigated success. Meanwhile, the problems that humanitarian practitioners face quickly evolve. in this paper, we highlight challenges in matching practitioner needs with academic publications and outline the great opportunities for impactful and relevant research.