Humanitarian Logistics
by Martin Christopher, Peter Tatham · Martin Christopher
Edited academic chapters on supply chains for disaster relief: preparedness, procurement, warehousing, last-mile distribution, and performance measurement. Readers gain a framework for why relief operations fail logistically and how military, commercial, and NGO practices differ.
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