Abstract
The Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC) is key to successful relief operations. Today, HSC managers faces many challenges: (1) the increasing gap between funding and appeals; (2) donors ask for more transparency and accountability; (3) the growing pressure to switch to sustainable development. To maintain a competitive position (order winner) in the near future, considering sustainability becomes a fundamental addition to the established effectiveness and efficiency measures. In literature, the lack of Decision Support Systems for planning and achieving of sustainability objectives is described as barrier to sustainable humanitarian operations. We propose a sustainability maturity assessment method to improve the sustainability of HSC operations. Using the information gathered from field research with the IFRC as well as from the literature a proof of concept is presented to demonstrate the relevance of the proposal.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th ISCRAM Conference |
| Editors | Kees Boersma, Brian Tomaszewski |
| Publisher | ISCRAM |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 15th ISCRAM Conference: International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management - Rochester, United States Duration: 20 May 2018 → 23 May 2018 Conference number: 15 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th ISCRAM Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | ISCRAM 2018 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Rochester |
| Period | 20/05/18 → 23/05/18 |
Keywords
- Sustainable performance
- maturity assessment
- Humanitarian Supply Chain
- decision support