An analysis of the literature on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management: paving the way for future studies

Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour,Douglas William Scott Renwick,Lucila Maria De Souza Campos,Vinicius Amorim Sobreiro,Ana Beatriz Lopes De Sousa Jabbour,Enzo Barberio Mariano

doi:10.1007/s10479-017-2536-x

Abstract

The area of disaster management has become increasingly prominent in a context of frequent political, religious change and conflict, and within it, the field of knowledge on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (HLSCM) has attracted attention from a variety of stakeholders, such as scholars, practitioners and policy makers. Consequently, humanitarian logistics and supply chain research has seen a significant increase in the quantity of works emerging, particularly journal articles. In this context, we aim to systematize the selected contemporary literature on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. After identifying the relevant literature on Scopus and Web of Science, we chart a systematization of this body of knowledge by applying a system of codes and classifications to it. Based on research gaps found, we propose an original research agenda for further developing the humanitarian logistics and supply chain management field, as suggested avenues for future research.

Highlights

We aim to systematize selected contemporary literature on humanitarian logistics and humanitarian supply chain management (HLSCM), which has attracted a considerable amount of attention from scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike (Kovacs and Spens 2010)
5.5 Phases of the disaster relief In order to complement the finding of the Type of Disaster category, we identified how humanitarian logistics studies consider the Phases of Disaster Relief
This article synthesizes the research literature on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (HLSCM) in order to organize it under a conceptual map and integrate existing ideas to create new ways of thinking and understanding this theme, using articles identified in Scopus and Web of Science using the terms “Humanitarian Supply Chain” or “Humanitarian Logistics”

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Introduction

We aim to systematize selected contemporary literature on humanitarian logistics and humanitarian supply chain management (HLSCM), which has attracted a considerable amount of attention from scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike (Kovacs and Spens 2010). 1), we present the research methods we used 2) to frame the classification and coding system we used to scrutinize the relevant literature We briefly detail our conceptual background, while Sect. sheds light on our results and subsequent discussion. by presenting an original, new research agenda forward in this field

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