Disasters–natural or manmade–are on the rise with far-reaching implications for
international business (IB) actors and transactions. While the Covid-19 pandemic has …

Performance measurement has been an integral component of decision-making concerning
the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of disaster relief operations. Recently, there …

Humanitarian supply chains (HSC) have vital significance in mitigating different disruptive
supply chain risks caused due to natural or man-made activities such as tsunami …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been experienced as the most significant global disaster after
the Spanish flue in 1918. Millions of people lost their life due to a lack of preparedness and …

Frequent natural disasters cause anxiety in almost every nation. The distribution of
healthcare essentials to disaster locations is a substantial aspect of reducing the negative …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to show that the current complexity of humanitarian
operations has only increased the usefulness of system dynamics (SD) in helping decision …

Background: The most commonly used mathematical model for analyzing disease spread is
the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) model. Moreover, the dynamics of the …

Mass vaccination programs should employ effective strategies to design a resilient vaccine
supply chain for immunizing populations quickly and efficiently. The need for more flexible …

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to assess the roots of stockpiling behaviors and to give
a quantitative assessment of shopping frequency changes for emergency supplies during …

With the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, simulation modelling approaches have become
effective tools to simulate the potential effects of different intervention measures and predict …