Do Optimization Models for Humanitarian Operations Need a Paradigm Shift?
| Autor: | Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Harwin de Vries |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Decision support system
Humanitarian Logistics Data collection Computer science 05 social sciences Organizational culture Maximization Management Science and Operations Research Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Field (computer science) Risk analysis (engineering) Management of Technology and Innovation Paradigm shift 0502 economics and business Key (cryptography) 050211 marketing 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Production and Operations Management. 29:55-61 |
| ISSN: | 1937-5956 1059-1478 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/poms.13092 |
| Popis: | Optimization approaches for planning and routing of humanitarian field operations have been studied intensively. Yet, their adoption in practice remains scant. This opinion paper argues that effectiveness increase realized by such approaches can be marginal due to triviality of planning problems, external constraints, and information losses. Cost increases, on the other hand, can be substantial. These include costs of implementation and use, data gathering, and mismatches with organizational cultures. Though such costs are a key concern for humanitarian organizations, OR/MS studies typically consider effectiveness measures only. We argue a paradigm shift towards cost-effectiveness maximization and increasing the strength of the presented evidence is needed and discuss corresponding future research needs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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