Designing efficient infrastructural investment and asset transfer mechanisms in humanitarian supply chains

• Main Authors: BHATTACHARYA, Shantanu, HASIJA, Sameer, Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: asset transfer; humanitarian logistics; supply chain design; Finance and Financial Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5101; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6100/viewcontent/2012_86__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We analyze the efficacy of different asset transfer mechanisms and provide policy recommendations for the design of humanitarian supply chains. As a part of their preparedness effort, humanitarian organizations often make decisions on resource investments ex ante because doing so allows for rapid re...