Exploring the application of blockchain to humanitarian supply chains: insights from Humanitarian Supply Blockchain pilot project
Purpose Some studies and reports have recently suggested using blockchain technology to
improve transparency and trust in humanitarian supply chains (HSCs). However, evidence …
improve transparency and trust in humanitarian supply chains (HSCs). However, evidence …
Decision-making at the sharp end: a survey of literature related to decision-making in humanitarian contexts
P Knox Clarke, L Campbell - Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020 - Springer
In a humanitarian response, leaders are often tasked with making large numbers of
decisions, many of which have significant consequences, in situations of urgency and …
decisions, many of which have significant consequences, in situations of urgency and …
The coordination‐information bubble in humanitarian response: theoretical foundations and empirical investigations
T Comes, B Van de Walle… - Production and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Humanitarian disasters are highly dynamic and uncertain. The shifting situation, volatility of
information, and the emergence of decision processes and coordination structures require …
information, and the emergence of decision processes and coordination structures require …
Cold chains, interrupted: The use of technology and information for decisions that keep humanitarian vaccines cool
T Comes, K Bergtora Sandvik… - Journal of Humanitarian …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how far technology and information enable,
facilitate or support the planning and implementation decisions in humanitarian vaccine cold …
facilitate or support the planning and implementation decisions in humanitarian vaccine cold …
[HTML][HTML] Developing a framework for designing humanitarian blockchain projects
Blockchain technology promises to improve the efficiency, transparency, and accountability
of humanitarian operations. Yet at the same time, especially the humanitarian context with its …
of humanitarian operations. Yet at the same time, especially the humanitarian context with its …
[HTML][HTML] Bi-objective multi-layer location–allocation model for the immediate aftermath of sudden-onset disasters
Locating distribution centers is critical for humanitarians in the immediate aftermath of a
sudden-onset disaster. A major challenge lies in balancing the complexity and uncertainty of …
sudden-onset disaster. A major challenge lies in balancing the complexity and uncertainty of …
[HTML][HTML] Towards coordinated self-organization: An actor-centered framework for the design of disaster management information systems
Traditionally, disaster management information systems have been designed to facilitate
communication and coordination along stable hierarchical lines and roles. However, to …
communication and coordination along stable hierarchical lines and roles. However, to …
On the interplay of data and cognitive bias in crisis information management: An exploratory study on epidemic response
Humanitarian crises, such as the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, challenge information
management and thereby threaten the digital resilience of the responding organizations …
management and thereby threaten the digital resilience of the responding organizations …
Leveraging partnerships with logistics service providers in humanitarian supply chains by blockchain-based smart contracts
H Baharmand, T Comes - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2019 - Elsevier
As humanitarian organizations are struggling to reach an increasing number of
beneficiaries, humanitarian-business partnerships, such as the use of logistics service …
beneficiaries, humanitarian-business partnerships, such as the use of logistics service …
Explicability of humanitarian AI: a matter of principles
G Coppi, R Moreno Jimenez, S Kyriazi - Journal of international …, 2021 - Springer
In the debate on how to improve efficiencies in the humanitarian sector and better meet
people's needs, the argument for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated …
people's needs, the argument for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated …