Humanitarian Logistics

Imagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. It features expert research. This book will help reduce vulnerability to disasters by offering the best possible strategies. Wide publicity and press coverage expected: Climate change and conflicts are responsible for an increasing number of humanitarian crises that dominate the news. It is part of the prominent and successful "INSEAD Business Press Series".Imagine planning an event like the Olympics. Now imagine planning the same event but not knowing when or where it will take place, or how many will attend. This is what humanitarian logisticians are up against. Oversights result in serious consequences for the victims of disasters. So they have to get it right, fast. (Bookdata)