Decision-making in Humanitarian Operations: Strategy, Behavior and Dynamics

Description

This book brings together research in humanitarian operations, behavioral operations and dynamic simulation. Part I outlines the main characteristics and strategic challenges of humanitarian organizations in preparedness, knowledge management, climate change and issues related to refugees and social inclusion. Part II gives an introduction to behavioral operations and experiments in single- and multi-agent settings, followed by discussions on quantal theory, framing effect and possible applications in the humanitarian sector. Part III introduces system dynamics and agent-based modeling and discusses how these techniques can be used to study dynamics and decision-making in humanitarian operations. This book is unique in providing a holistic view of the decision-making process and challenges in the humanitarian sector. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Logistics Preparedness and Response: A Case of Strategic Change (Marianne Jahre, Martine Jahre)....Pages 3-29 Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations (Gloria Urrea, Alfonso J. Pedraza-Martinez)....Pages 31-54 Strategy and Knowledge Management in Humanitarian Organizations (Margarita Cruz, Achim Schmitt)....Pages 55-75 Innovating Short-Term Preparedness Actions Using Climate Information (Gloria Urrea, Meghan Bailey)....Pages 77-98 Refugees and Social Inclusion: The Role of Humanitarian Information Technologies (Sonia Camacho, Andrea Herrera, Andrés Barrios)....Pages 99-123 Front Matter ....Pages 125-125 Behavioral Experiments in Single-Agent Operational Problems (Jaime Andrés Castañeda)....Pages 127-146 Behavioral Operations in Multi-agent Settings and Humanitarian Operations (Sebastián Villa)....Pages 147-167 Quantal Theory in Operations Management (Yefen Chen, Yanan Song)....Pages 169-191 The Framing Effect in Humanitarian Operations (Jaime Andrés Castañeda)....Pages 193-219 Front Matter ....Pages 221-221 Modeling Disaster Operations Management Problems with System Dynamics (Carlos A. Delgado-Álvarez, Yris Olaya-Morales)....Pages 223-248 Collaborative Strategies for Humanitarian Logistics with System Dynamics and Project Management (Diana Carolina Guzmán Cortés, Leonardo José González Rodríguez, Carlos Franco)....Pages 249-273 Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Operations (Luisa Díez-Echavarría, Karthik Sankaranarayanan, Sebastián Villa)....Pages 275-290 Effects of Wholesale Competition in Supply Chains: An Analysis with Heterogeneous Decision-Makers (Yuly Arboleda, Santiago Arango-Aramburo)....Pages 291-312 Back Matter ....Pages 313-317