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Laura Laguna Salvadó; Matthieu Lauras; Tina Comes; Mathieu Grenade |
| Title |
A Study on the Sub-Regionalization of Humanitarian Supply Chain: the IFRC Case |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2016 |
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Humanitarian Supply Chain; Sub-Regional Network; Decision-Support Systems; Preparedness; Logistics network |
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Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC) performance is a key factor for disaster response. In order to be more responsive, the typical humanitarian supply strategy has evolved from a centralized to a decentralized network, generally at regional level. The objective was to reduce lead-times and costs. However, after a decade of working, organizations like the Americas and Caribbean International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) have noticed that those objectives are only partially reached and have decided to go further in the evolution by developing sub-regionalized networks. In this study, we analyse the HSC sub-regionalization process to better understand the challenges and opportunities for humanitarian organizations. Three key aspects are point out: implementation, real-time monitoring and operations? cost-efficiency. Based on these results and considering the law maturity level of humanitarian organizations in terms of Information and Decision-Support Systems, we conclude with giving concrete guidelines for designing and developing ad-hoc monitoring and orchestrating systems. |
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Place of Publication |
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
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A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3388 |
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978-84-608-7984-9 |
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Intelligent Decision Support in the Networked Society |
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Conference |
13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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yes |
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1327 |
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Laura Laguna Salvadó; Matthieu Lauras; Tina Comes |
| Title |
Towards a Monitoring System for American IFRC Logistics Network |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2016 |
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Monitoring systems; Humanitarian Logistics; Logistics Network; IFRC |
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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), is one of the many humanitarian organizations that are further developing their logistics network more decentralized structures with sub-regional networks. One of the main challenges identified is the need of monitoring tools to have a real-time overview of the whole logistics network state, and optimization of the associated operations through real-time decision support systems. Logistics departments of humanitarian organizations have not adopted the technological developments that are standard in the commercial sector due to critical differences, and the IFRC is not an exception. This paper presents a case study conducted with the American and Caribbean IFRC. We present user requirements and specifications for the design of a real-time monitoring system dedicated the sub-regional network. It particularly addresses the challenges to simplify remote data collection, visualization and analysis. |
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Place of Publication |
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
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A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3392 |
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978-84-608-7984-13 |
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Intelligent Decision Support in the Networked Society |
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Conference |
13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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1331 |
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John Sabou; Simeon Videlov |
| Title |
An Analysis on the Role of Trust in Digital Humanitarian Actor Networks |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2016 |
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Trust; Virtual Communities; Humanitarian Response; Organisation; Collaboration |
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This paper explores the difficulties of collaboration between Volunteer and Technical Communities (V&TCs) and Humanitarian Response Organisations (HROs). The phenomenon of digital volunteers and their role in collecting and analyzing social media data provided by disaster affected populations has brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges to the humanitarian system. Central to these processes are the risks and vulnerabilities that these transformations might bring to existing humanitarian actors. Thus, this paper draws upon the work of Anthony Giddens regarding trust to account for the ongoing relational dynamics, and the unpacking of both it's institutional and inter-personal dimensions. The paper identifies two major approaches underlying their collaborative efforts. The first approach concerns a top-down and centralized process of developing a institutionalized forms of interfacing; while the second concerns the development of interpersonal relational infrastructure. |
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Place of Publication |
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
Editor |
A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3422 |
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978-84-608-7984-43 |
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Ethical, Legal and Social Issues |
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Conference |
13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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1362 |
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Ajay Kumar; Simeon Vidolov |
| Title |
Humanitarian Effectiveness: Reconsidering the Ethics of Community Engagement and the Role of Technology |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2016 |
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Ethics of Intercorporeal Engagement; Humanitarian Effectiveness; World Humanitarian Summit |
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This position paper discusses the ongoing debate on the topic of humanitarian effectiveness and highlights the need to look at the structuring of the humanitarian system from an ethical point of view. The paper makes the argument that any community engagement with the affected population is a matter of ethics and dignity of those needs to be considered as a central focus to the discussion. The paper also discusses how the humanitarian system as a set of technology, tools & practises focusses on efficiency, and overshadows the issues of care by objectifying and turning the affected population into mere numbers. We discuss that technology and organisations are inter-twined and such a discussion of technology cannot be contemplated without considering the traditional institutional practises as a whole. |
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| Publisher |
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Place of Publication |
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
Editor |
A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3425 |
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978-84-608-7984-46 |
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Ethical, Legal and Social Issues |
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Conference |
13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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1365 |
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Hossein Baharmand; Kees Boersma; Kenny Meesters; Femke Mulder; Jeroen Wolbers |
| Title |
A multidisciplinary perspective on supporting community disaster resilience in Nepal |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings ? 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2016 |
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Community Resilience; Multi-Disciplinary Research; Coordination; Humanitarian Logistics; Information Management |
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Fostering community resilience in the aftermath of a disaster constitutes a significant challenge and requires an adequate understanding of the community?s specific capabilities and vulnerabilities. We carried out a field study in Nepal as a multi-disciplinary research team that explored how the humanitarian response enabled community resilience after the devastating earthquakes. We explored three elements of resilience: persistence, adaptability and transformability by zooming in and out between the local community and humanitarian organizations operating at the national level. Our combined insights from three disciplines, social sciences, information management and logistics, show that humanitarian organizations operating in Nepal still primarily aimed to (re)build community resilience ?from above? instead of enabling communities to strengthen their own resilience in a bottom up way. In this paper we contend that fostering an inclusive and networked response has the potential to strengthen the adaptive capacity of humanitarian organizations and community groups and boost local resilience. |
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Place of Publication |
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
Editor |
A. Tapia; P. Antunes; V.A. Bañuls; K. Moore; J. Porto |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3388 |
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978-84-608-7984-9 |
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Community Engagement and Practitioner Studies |
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Conference |
13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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1404 |
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| Author |
Willem J. Muhren; Gerd Van Den Eede; Bartel A. Van De Walle |
| Title |
Sensemaking as a methodology for ISCRAM research: Information processing in an ongoing crisis |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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315-323 |
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Hardware; Humanitarian relief; Interpretive case studies; IS design; Ongoing crisis; research methods; Sensemaking; Information systems |
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This paper attempts to reveal the “black box” of information processing activities by relying on Sensemaking as a methodology and as the object of research. In particular, this research aims at studying intuitive information processing activities in ongoing crisis situations, one of the most extreme contexts in which discontinuity is the rule and continuity the exception. The authors argue that this Sensemaking approach offers valuable insights for the design of information systems for crisis response and management (ISCRAM). This paper describes an interpretive case study methodology as it was applied to discover Sensemaking episodes in the daily work of humanitarian relief actors in the ongoing crisis of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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Tilburg University, Netherlands; University College Brussels, Belgium |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780615206974 |
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Research Methods in ISCRAM |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
172 |
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| Author |
Alexander F. Blecken; Bernd Hellingrath |
| Title |
Supply Chain Management software for humanitarian operations: Review and assessment of current tools |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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342-351 |
| Keywords |
Computer software; Disaster prevention; Disasters; Information systems; De facto standard; Disaster relief; Humanitarian operations; Humanitarian relief; State-of-the-art; Supply chain management softwares; Supply chain management |
| Abstract |
Humanitarian operations in response to sudden and slow-onset crises have increased considerably both in terms of size and complexity over the last decade. This requires a coordinated approach by all actors involved in disaster or humanitarian relief efforts. Since the logistics part of disaster relief spending is accountable for a major part of disaster relief spending, it is natural to look at the supply chains of humanitarian organizations when searching for potentials for cooperation during humanitarian operations. In this paper, we have reviewed Supply Chain Management software currently used or piloted in humanitarian organizations. Their main features are presented and the tools are assessed according to criteria specific to supply chain management requirements of humanitarian operations. We find that while there is one tool which has the potential of becoming a de-facto standard, there are still gaps to be filled. |
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University of Paderborn, Germany; University of Paderborn, Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Germany |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780615206974 |
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Information Systems for Humanitarian Operations |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
329 |
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| Author |
Anthony Charles; Matthieu Lauras; Rolando Tomasini |
| Title |
Learning from previous humanitarian operations, a business process reengineering approach |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Chains; Information systems; Knowledge management; Supply chains; Technology transfer; Beneficial effects; Business process re-engineering; Enterprise modelling; Field application; Humanitarian logistics; Humanitarian operations; Political climate; Uncertainty and risks; Reengineering |
| Abstract |
Uncertainty and risks are part of humanitarians' daily routine. Most of the time, infrastructures are damaged or non-existent, the political climate is highly volatile, communication means are insufficient, and so on. Therefore, humanitarian organizations often have to find original methods to implement their supply chains. They may also face recurrent problems, that requires them to change the way they operate. And yet, as they lack the time and resources to reflect on the lessons learnt, most of their best practices and issues are neither captured nor communicated. The aim of the study is thus to propose a framework to capitalize humanitarians' knowledge and know-how, to analyze both gaps and best practices and learn from one operation to another. To this end, we propose a framework derived from traditional Enterprise Modelling tools, adapted to fit relief chains' specificities. Field applications are then given to illustrate our approach and its beneficial effects. |
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Université de Toulouse – Mines D'Albi CGI, France; INSEAD, France |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789163347153 |
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Humanitarian Actions and Operations |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
384 |
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| Author |
Nuala M. Cowan |
| Title |
A geospatial data management framework for humanitarian response |
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Conference Article |
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2011 |
Publication |
8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2011 |
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Pages |
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Data structures; Geographic information systems; Information systems; Framework; Geo-spatial; Humanitarian; Relief; Response; Information management |
| Abstract |
The success of humanitarian relief efforts is contingent upon the quality and timeliness of information provided to both the decision making and coordinating functions. Poor or fragmented information can lead to inappropriate decisions or poorly coordinated activities. This research focuses on how the application of spatially aware technologies can allow the information dimension of the challenge to become more effective. This will be achieved through the development of a comprehensive framework for the organization of spatially referenced humanitarian information, and corresponding geospatial data model for practical application in the field. The development of a spatial data framework that is both comprehensive and scalable can unleash the power of GIS for humanitarian data managers, and facilitate the collection and sharing of information between agencies that share similar goals. The research involves the development of a framework based on a literature review of best-practices, which will be refined and tested through interaction with the humanitarian information management community. |
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George Washington University (GWU), Institute of Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM), United States; George Washington University (GWU), Department of Geography, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Lisbon |
Editor |
M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789724922478 |
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Geographic Information Science |
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Conference |
8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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418 |
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| Author |
Tom De Groeve; Patrick Riva |
| Title |
Early flood detection and mapping for humanitarian response |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Pages |
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Image processing; Information systems; Mapping; Time series; Early warning; Flood detections; Flood mapping; Humanitarian response; Passive microwave remote sensing; Floods |
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Space-based river monitoring can provide a systematic, timely and impartial way to detect floods of humanitarian concern. This paper presents a new processing method for such data, resulting in daily flood magnitude time series for any arbitrary observation point on Earth, with lag times as short as 4h. Compared with previous work, this method uses image processing techniques and reduces the time to obtain a 6 year time series for an observation site from months to minutes, with more accurate results and global coverage. This results in a daily update of major floods in the world, with an objective measure for their magnitude, useful for early humanitarian response. Because of its full coverage, the grid-based technique also allows the automatic creation of low-resolution flood maps only hours after the satellite passes, independent of cloud coverage. |
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Joint Research Center, European Commission, Italy |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789163347153 |
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Human-Computer Interaction |
Expedition |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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428 |
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Tom De Groeve; Zsofia Kugler; G. Robert Brakenridge |
| Title |
Near real time flood alerting for the global disaster alert and coordination system |
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Conference Article |
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2007 |
Publication |
Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2007 |
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33-39 |
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Disasters; Information systems; Coordination systems; Humanitarian aid; Information sources; Initial estimate; International media; Microwave remote sensing; Passive microwave measurements; Remote observation; Floods |
| Abstract |
A new flood monitoring module is in development for the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS). GDACS is an information system designed to assist humanitarian responders with their decisions in the early onset after a disaster. It provides near-real time flood alerts with an initial estimate of the consequences based on computer models. Subsequently, the system gathers information in an automated way from relevant information sources such as international media, mapping and scientific organizations. The novel flood detection methodology is based on daily AMSR-E passive microwave measurement of 2500 flood prone sites on 1435 rivers in 132 countries. Alert thresholds are determined from the time series of the remote observations and these are validated using available flood archives (from 2002 to present). Preliminary results indicate a match of 47% between detected floods and flood archives. Individual tuning of thresholds per site should improve this result. |
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Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy; Dartmouth Flood Observatory, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Delft |
Editor |
B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789054874171; 9789090218717 |
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HOPS |
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Conference |
4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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430 |
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Trishan R. De Lanerolle; Ralph A. Morelli; Norman Danner; Danny Krizanc; Gary Parker; Ozgur Izmirli |
| Title |
Creating an academic community to build Humanitarian FOSS: A progress report |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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337-341 |
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Information systems; Scheduling; Software engineering; Students; Academic; Collaborations; Foss; H-Foss; Humanitarian; Open sources; Open source software |
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This paper describes The Humanitarian FOSS Project, a National Science Foundation funded effort to help revitalize undergraduate computing education by getting students and faculty involved in building open source software that benefits the community. |
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Trinity College, Hartford CT, United States; Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, United States; Connecticut College, New London CT, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780615206974 |
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Information Systems for Humanitarian Operations |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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437 |
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| Author |
Nicolas Di Tada; Timothy Large |
| Title |
Emergency information system |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Communication; Disasters; Information management; Information services; Information systems; Population statistics; Collaboration; Disaster response; Emergency information; Government agencies; Humanitarian aid; Local language; Media; Natural disasters; Emergency services |
| Abstract |
This paper describes an information system designed to be deployed in emergencies caused by sudden onset natural disasters. The aim is to streamline the communication flow and collaboration between media, aid workers and government agencies with the affected population, to help the latter get verified, accurate and actionable information that will enable them to make decisions and recover from the disaster. The Emergency Information Service (EIS) system also provides means for affected population and field workers to channel vital data back up into aid response. This tool is part of a free information service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation to help survivors of natural disasters. It will serve the affected populations, local media and relief responders by providing fast, practical and verified information in local languages through the best means available. |
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InSTEDD, United States; Thomson Reuters Foundation, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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446 |
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Mauro Falasca; Christopher W. Zobel; Gary M. Fetter |
| Title |
An optimization model for humanitarian relief volunteer management |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Information systems; Mathematical models; Optimization; Conflicting objectives; Humanitarian logistics; Humanitarian relief; Multi criteria decision making; Multicriteria optimization; Optimization modeling; Solution methodology; Workforce management; Decision making |
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One of the challenges of humanitarian organizations is that there exist limited decision technologies that fit their needs. It has also been pointed out that those organizations experience coordination difficulties with volunteers willing to help. The purpose of this paper is to help address those challenges through the development of a decision model to assist in the management of volunteers. While employee workforce management models have been the topic of extensive research over the past decades, no work has focused on the problem of managing humanitarian relief volunteers. In this paper, we discuss a series of principles from the field of volunteer management and develop a multi criteria optimization model to assist in the assignment of volunteers to tasks. We present an illustrative example and analyze a solution methodology where the decision maker exercises his/her preferences by trading-off conflicting objectives. Conclusions, limitations, and directions for future research are also discussed. |
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Dept. of Business Information Technology, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, 1007 Pamplin Hall, Blacksburg VA, 24061, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789163347153 |
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Humanitarian Actions and Operations |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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482 |
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Jörn Franke; Adam Widera; François Charoy; Bernd Hellingrath; Cédric Ulmer |
| Title |
Reference process models and systems for inter-organizational ad-hoc coordination – Supply chain management in humanitarian operations |
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Conference Article |
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2011 |
Publication |
8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2011 |
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Disaster prevention; Information systems; Logistics; Management; Processing; Risk management; Supply chain management; Ad-hoc; Coordination; Humanitarian; Reference; System; Disasters |
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In this work we present a general framework for process-oriented coordination and collaboration in humanitarian operations. Process management has been proven useful in many business domains, but humanitarian operations and disaster response management in general require different process management approaches. Related work has only recently introduced traditional process management approaches for emergency management. These traditional approaches have several limitations with respect to the domain of humanitarian operations and disaster management. Our approach points to design, run-time and monitoring of inter-organizational humanitarian logistics processes. It consists of two parts: A reference model for humanitarian logistics tasks and a system for ad-hoc process management of these tasks. We discuss how they can be integrated to provide additional benefits. |
| Address |
SAP Research, Sophia Antipolis, France; Department of Information Systems and Logistics, European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS), University of Münster, Germany; LORIA-INRIA-CNRS, Université de Lorraine, France |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Lisbon |
Editor |
M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789724922478 |
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Humanitarian Challenges |
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Conference |
8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
508 |
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John R. Harrald; Theresa I. Jefferson; Frank Fiedrich; Sebnem Sener; Clinton Mixted-Freeman |
| Title |
A first step in decision support tools for humanitarian assistance during catastrophic disasters: Modeling hazard generated needs |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2007 |
Publication |
Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2007 |
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Pages |
51-56 |
| Keywords |
Artificial intelligence; Disasters; Hazards; Catastrophic earthquake; Catastrophic event; Decision support tools; Decision supports; Emergency responders; Humanitarian assistances; Humanitarian relief; Paper documents; Decision support systems |
| Abstract |
The US has not yet developed adequate models for estimating hazard generated needs, the necessary first step for developing useful decision support systems needed to estimate the capability and capacity of the response forces required. Modeling and technology required to support the decisions made by humanitarian relief organizations requires scenario driven catastrophic planning. This paper documents the lack of effective decision support tools and systems for humanitarian aid and describes the current state of models and methods used for determination of hazard generated needs. The paper discusses work performed on a catastrophic earthquake preparedness project. It outlines how the results of this project will be used to advance the modeling and decision support capabilities of federal, state and local disaster planners and emergency responders. |
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George Washington University (GWU), Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM), United States |
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Thesis |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Delft |
Editor |
B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789054874171; 9789090218717 |
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HOPS |
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Conference |
4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
561 |
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| Author |
Bernd Hellingrath; Adam Widera |
| Title |
Survey on major challenges in humanitarian logistics |
Type |
Conference Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011 |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2011 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
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Information systems; Logistics; Supply chain management; Surveying; Challenges; Common ground; Humanitarian logistics; Information and technologies; Logistic services; Logistics and supply chain management; Logistics service provider; Relief organizations; Surveys |
| Abstract |
In this work we present the results of a survey on major challenges in humanitarian logistics. The survey was conducted among logistics managers of relief organizations, logistic service providers, and universities investigating in humanitarian logistics. The following issue areas were consulted: (1) Information and Technology, (2) Processes, Organization, Coordination, (3) Infrastructure, (4) Politics, Government. The results in the first issue area focus mainly on needs for action in the context of the transparency, compatibility, and functionality of IT-systems for humanitarian logistics. The transferability of classical and the establishment of specific concepts of logistics and supply chain management were identified as an important challenge in the second issue area. The need for an improved information situation was noticed within the areas “Infrastructure” and “Politics, Government”. Additionally, it can be highlighted that the assessments of the three questioned groups differ in important points, although a common ground for further research was identified. |
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Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS), University of Münster, Germany |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Lisbon |
Editor |
M.A. Santos, L. Sousa, E. Portela |
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English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789724922478 |
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Humanitarian Challenges |
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Conference |
8th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
567 |
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| Author |
Michael Howden |
| Title |
How humanitarian logistics information systems can improve humanitarian supply chains: A view from the field |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Disaster prevention; Disasters; Logistics; Supply chain management; Disaster management; Disaster management cycles; Humanitarian logistics; Humanitarian operations; Information flows; Sharing information; Information systems |
| Abstract |
Humanitarian logistics represents a broad range of activities taking place within humanitarian organizations, the bulk of these activities are also components of a broader humanitarian supply chain – The network involved with providing physical aid to beneficiaries. Humanitarian logistics information systems improve information flows, which integrates logistics units more efficiently with non-logistics units within the humanitarian supply chains and provides better feedback to donors, ensuring more effective operations. Humanitarian logistics activities occur across the disaster management cycle. Humanitarian logistics information systems not only improve logistics activities in each phase, but can improve the continuity of humanitarian operations by sharing information throughout the transition of different disaster management cycle phases. Through collaboration between organizations, humanitarian logistics information systems also have the potential to reduce corruption and the market distortion which can occur during humanitarian operations. |
| Address |
Humanitarian Consultant, Germany |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789163347153 |
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Humanitarian Actions and Operations |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
597 |
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| Author |
Soumia Ichoua |
| Title |
Humanitarian logistics network design for an effective disaster response |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Disasters; Information systems; Location; Stochastic models; Stochastic systems; Transportation; Disaster response; Humanitarian logistics; Inventory; Local distributions; Pre-positioning; Scenario-based modeling; Stochastic; Strategic decisions; Emergency services |
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In this paper we address the problem of pre-positioning emergency supplies prior to a disaster onset. The goal is to ensure a fast and effective response when the disaster strikes. Pre-positioning of emergency supplies is a strategic decision aimed at determining the number and location of local distribution centers as well as their inventory levels for emergency supplies. These decisions must be made in a highly disruption-prone environment where a timely response is vital and resources are scarce. We present and discuss a scenario-based model that integrates location, inventory and routing decisions. |
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Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Johnson C. Smith University, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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Humanitarian Challenges |
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Conference |
7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
610 |
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Carleen Maitland; Andrea H. Tapia; Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu; Kang Zhao; Edgar Maldonado |
| Title |
Sectoral coordination in humanitarian information management: The implications of professionalization |
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Conference Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Information systems; Humanitarian relief; Inter-organizational coordinations; Professionalization; Technological change; Information management |
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Sector wide collaboration in humanitarian information management will occur in a context defined by professionalization of information management more generally as well as evolving needs for data within the humanitarian relief sector. By accounting for these broader trends this research contributes to our understanding of collaboration in the humanitarian relief sector. In particular, the research analyzes the desire for greater standardization within the sector as a function of both the process of professionalization for information management as well as greater specialization in information technology that is a response to technological change. Based on these insights, recommendations for future actions for the community are made. |
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College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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Humanitarian Challenges |
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Conference |
7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
736 |
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Carleen Maitland; Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu; Andrea H. Tapia |
| Title |
Information management and technology issues addressed by humanitarian relief coordination bodies |
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Conference Article |
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2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Information systems; Information technology; Coordination bodies; Humanitarian relief; Inter-organizational coordinations; Organizational barriers; Organizational change; Technology issues; Information management |
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Coordination bodies that attempt to overcome coordination barriers in humanitarian relief face many challenges. Among them are general organizational barriers to coordination as well as functionally-oriented barriers arising specifically from information management (IM) and information technology (IT) issues. Based on data collected from three coordination bodies, the research presented here examines IM and IT-related barriers, identifying similarities and differences between them as well as requirements for resolving them. The research finds that while many similarities exist, resolving IM issues typically requires higher levels of organizational change as compared to IT-related barriers. The research concludes that coordination bodies need to address a mixture of IT and IM related issues both to foster better coordination but also to ensure their efforts are successful. |
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College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University, United States |
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| Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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9789163347153 |
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Humanitarian Actions and Operations |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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737 |
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| Author |
Robin E. Mays |
| Title |
A planning approach to humanitarian logistics |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Disasters; Information systems; Risk assessment; Built-in flexibility; Humanitarian logistics; Internal readiness; Logistics planning; Program plan; Project designs; Time of crisis; Logistics |
| Abstract |
In humanitarian events, logistics is traditionally considered at time of crisis, and at the tail-end of a project design with little to no strategical, logistical forethought applied. Introducing risk assessment and integrating logistics planning with program plans and training to these plans prior to disaster striking offers a more impactful response at time of disaster. This can be introduced in high risk countries through one on one training, simple templates, spreadsheets and standardized processes.a low to no technological, and highly relational method of building capacity and increasing the impact of an organization.s response to beneficiaries. |
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Humanitarian Response Practitioner, United Kingdom |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
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Planning, Foresight and/or Risk Analysis |
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Conference |
7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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750 |
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Ralph A. Morelli; Heidi Ellis; Trishan R. De Lanerolle; Jonathan Damon; Christopher Walti |
| Title |
Can student-written software help sustain humanitarian FOSS? |
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Conference Article |
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2007 |
Publication |
Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2007 |
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41-44 |
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Disaster prevention; Open source software; Project management; Software engineering; Teaching; Development model; Disaster recovery; Disaster relief; Foss; Free and open source softwares; Humanitarian softwares; Project outcomes; Trinity College; Students |
| Abstract |
This paper describes a Humanitarian FOSS (free and open source software) project carried out by a team of students and faculty at Trinity College. The project outcome was a volunteer management module that has recently been incorporated into the Sahana Disaster Recovery IT System. The Humanitarian FOSS movement is based on two premises: (1) that quality humanitarian software can be built and given freely to governments and organizations in need of such software ; and (2) that the FOSS development model can successfully harness the contributions of humanitarian-minded IT and computing professionals. The Trinity Sahana project introduces a third premise: (3) that students and faculty whose main goals are educational and pedagogical can contribute successfully to the Humanitarian FOSS movement. This paper examines these three premises focusing on the question raised by the third. |
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Trinity College, Ireland; Accenture Corporation, Ireland |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Delft |
Editor |
B. Van de Walle, P. Burghardt, K. Nieuwenhuis |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789054874171; 9789090218717 |
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HOPS |
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Conference |
4th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
785 |
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Willem J. Muhren; Bartel A. Van De Walle |
| Title |
Sensemaking and information management in humanitarian disaster response: Observations from the TRIPLEX exercise |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2009 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2009 |
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Disasters; Human resource management; Information management; Information systems; Disaster response; Humanitarian assistances; Information gathering; Information managers; Operational activity; Participatory observations; Sensemaking; United Nations; Emergency services |
| Abstract |
The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) system is designed to assist the United Nations in providing information during the first phase of a sudden-onset emergency and in the coordination of incoming international relief at the site of the emergency. In the immediate aftermath of such an emergency, the UNDAC team will set up an On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC) from where the operational activities of the humanitarian organizations responding to the emergency are coordinated. Information management is a key aspect in this phase as the information gathering, processing, and disseminating activities will determine the timeliness and appropriateness of the response by the international humanitarian community. Through participatory observation in the international humanitarian “TRIPLEX” exercise we explore how information managers in the OSOCC make sense of the disaster, how the immediate needs are assessed, and discuss how information systems could improve Sensemaking in these activities. |
| Address |
Tilburg University, Netherlands |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Gothenburg |
Editor |
J. Landgren, S. Jul |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9789163347153 |
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Human-Computer Interaction |
Expedition |
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Conference |
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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Serial |
793 |
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David J. Saab; Edgar Maldonado; Razvan Orendovici; Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu; Kang Zhao; Annemijn Van Gorp; Carleen Maitland; Andrea H. Tapia |
| Title |
Building global bridges: Coordination bodies for improved information sharing among humanitarian relief agencies |
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Conference Article |
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2008 |
Publication |
Proceedings of ISCRAM 2008 – 5th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2008 |
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471-483 |
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Information management; Collaboration; Cooperation; Coordination; Coordination bodies; Humanitarian; Ict; Information systems |
| Abstract |
Information is a critical component to improved inter-agency coordination during disaster response. Coordinated information and communication technologies deployments as well as coordinated information management processes are important tools in the provision of this information. However, multilateral agency coordination faces many challenges, which has sparked the formation of coordination bodies. This research examines three such bodies and describes their organizational arrangements as well as identifies common challenges they face to effective coordination. It finds that the bodies differ on a variety of dimensions including funding mechanisms, autonomy, and number of members, which will likely have implications for the strategies they employ. Also, the coordination bodies identify a lack of standardization, capacity and information availability and analysis as challenges to improved coordination. |
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College of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State University, United States |
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Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Washington, DC |
Editor |
F. Fiedrich, B. Van de Walle |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780615206974 |
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Information Coordination between Heterogeneous Emergency and Relief Agencies |
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Conference |
5th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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no |
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901 |
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