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Research and Management Insights

Research and Management Insights Vol. 23, No. 6, June 2014, pp. vi–ix DOI 10.1111/poms.12146 ISSN 1059-1478|EISSN 1937-5956|14|2306|00vi © 2014 Production and Operations Management Society Introduction to the Special Issue on Humanitarian will take its toll: (a) the flood-affected people get Operations and Crisis Management essential goods; (b) the micro-retailers in these com- Martin K. Starr, Luk N. Van Wassenhove munities survive the flood economically by contin- uing to be replenished and by continuing to sell Humanitarian operations pose challenges for produc- during the flood; (c) manufacturers continue selling tion and operations management researchers and essential goods through the proposed temporary practitioners that differ markedly from those of con- channel, and (d) cash-strapped governments can ventional supply chains associated with profitable focus on infrastructure instead of inefficient distribu- enterprises. The overlap provides learning opportuni- tion of aid money or goods. ties for those on both sides of the divide (which differ by objectives and consequent logistics). Further differ- Vehicle Procurement Policy for Humanitarian entiation occurs in the role of policy makers, financial Development Programs managers and socially responsible agencies. In an era Mahyar Eftekhar, Andrea Masini, Andreas Robotis, of big data, one of the most vexing problems is the Luk N. Van Wassenhove lack http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Production and Operations Management SAGE

Research and Management Insights

Production and Operations Management , Volume 23 (6): 1 – Jun 1, 2014
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Vol. 23, No. 6, June 2014, pp. vi–ix DOI 10.1111/poms.12146 ISSN 1059-1478|EISSN 1937-5956|14|2306|00vi © 2014 Production and Operations Management Society Introduction to the Special Issue on Humanitarian will take its toll: (a) the flood-affected people get Operations and Crisis Management essential goods; (b) the micro-retailers in these com- Martin K. Starr, Luk N. Van Wassenhove munities survive the flood economically by contin- uing to be replenished and by continuing to sell Humanitarian operations pose challenges for produc- during the flood; (c) manufacturers continue selling tion and operations management researchers and essential goods through the proposed temporary practitioners that differ markedly from those of con- channel, and (d) cash-strapped governments can ventional supply chains associated with profitable focus on infrastructure instead of inefficient distribu- enterprises. The overlap provides learning opportuni- tion of aid money or goods. ties for those on both sides of the divide (which differ by objectives and consequent logistics). Further differ- Vehicle Procurement Policy for Humanitarian entiation occurs in the role of policy makers, financial Development Programs managers and socially responsible agencies. In an era Mahyar Eftekhar, Andrea Masini, Andreas Robotis, of big data, one of the most vexing problems is the Luk N. Van Wassenhove lack

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