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Chair Francqui 2010-2011Professor Luk N. VAN WASSENHOVE Henry Ford Chair of Manufacturing
" Supply Chain Management in the Context of Humanitarian Disasters " Both the frequency and intensity of humanitarian disasters have increased and so have the challenges of effectively coping with them. At the core of these challenges are fundamental supply chain management problems (bottlenecks, procurement issues, tracking and tracing problems). The world of humanitarian disaster logistics is very different from the familiar context of business logistics. Humanitarians operate in very dynamic environments and need to preserve a humanitarian space (respecting the principles of impartiality, neutrality and humanity). This soaxe is increasingly challenged by political and military forces, to the point that security of humanitarian personnel has become a key concern. Since traditional funding sources are declining, and natural and man-made disasters become more frequent, humanitarian organizations realize that they will have to increasingly rely on private organizations for help. Simultaneously, companies in search for a coherent corporate social responsibility agenda, increasingly turn to the humanitarian world. However, it is far from obvious how private companies and humanitarian organizations can effectively work together in disaster relief. This presentation will introduce supply chain management in the humanitarian context and outline the need for better preparedness and response to disasters. We also discuss opportunities for more effective collaboration among humanitation organizations, as well as between humanitarians and private organizations. The presentation uses a number of real cases to highlight opportunities to do interesting research with a high potential impact. Program
Professor Van Wassenhove's research is concerned with operational excellence, supply chain management, quality, continual improvement and learning. His recent research focus is on closed-loop supply chains, humanitarian logistics and disaster management. Professor Van Wassenhove publishes extensively in various academic journals, serves as senior editor for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management and departmental editor for Production and Operations Management and is the author of several award-winning teaching case studies. Professor Van Wassenhove created the Social Innovation Centre and acted as academic director until September 2010. He regularly consults for major international organisations. In 2005, Professor Van Wassenhove was elected Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS). In 2006, he was the recipient of the EURO Gold Medal for outstanding academic achievement. In 2009 he was elected Distinguished Fellow of the Manufacturing and Services Operations Management Society (MSOM), and received the Lifetime Achievement Faculty Pioneer Award from the European Academy of Business in Society ( EABIS) and the Aspen Institute. Before joining INSEAD he was in the faculty at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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27/06/2012
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