A Path to a Public–Private Partnership: Commercial Logistics Concepts Applied to Disaster Response

This paper initiates an exploratory investigation with the aim of providing a better understanding of the applicability of several commercial logistics processes to humanitarian logistics. The paper begins with background information, including humanitarian logistics literature and then summarizes current government agencies' and nongovernmental organizations' policies. Stakeholder theory is used to explore the motivations of commercial organizations to participate in humanitarian logistics operations. Next, the adequacy of emergency management policy is evaluated and four commercial logistics frameworks are analyzed for application to immediate disaster response. The analysis includes ratings of the frameworks and open‐ended comments from a sample of logistics experts. Findings provide guidance to the implementation of commercial logistics processes to disaster response efforts.     

自然灾害救援物流系统的流动要素分析

结合自然灾害救援物流的特点,分析了灾害发生前、灾害发生中及灾害发生后各流动要素的具体表现及特点,为救援物流活动的组织实施提供一定的参考。     

救灾物流系统管理的国际经验与借鉴

发生雪灾、地震等巨灾后,快速地将救灾设备以及药品、日用品等运往灾区可以最大程度降低灾害带来的损失。本文尝试通过分析美国、日本对待地震等巨灾发生前后物流管理的经验,以期为国内救灾物流管理提供参考。     

基于物联网技术的应急物流研究

应急物流是降低突发事件灾难的重要手段之一。针对当前应急物流管理没有充分利用电子信息技术,未能有效发挥应急物流职能的缺陷,提出利用物联网技术规划、管理应急物流,并从RFID、GPS、GIS3个方面探讨物联网技术在应急物流中的应用。     

突发事件应急物流中资源配送优化问题研究

本文认为,为响应突发事件快速配送的要求,解决抗灾物资供不应求问题,应综合考虑可重复利用和不可重复利用的抗灾物资,在针对突发事件的应急物流配送系统中实施转运策略,实现受灾点物资一体化协调,以提高服务水平,加快抗灾速度。针对突发事件的动态性和不确定性,文章综合考虑后续一定时间内系统中灾情的发展状况及对抗灾物资的需求情况,利用机会成本的关系,建立了整数规划模型,为实现应急物流配送系统资源调度的最优方案提供了依据。     

浅谈我国应急物流系统的构建

虽然科技的发展提高了人们对灾害的预报能力,但是大部分的突发事件都是难以预测或者预报时间与发生时间相隔很短,却对提供物资保障的应急物流系统提出了很高的要求,因此对于应急物流系统的研究具有十分重要的现实意义。本文介绍了应急物流和应急物流系统的概念及内涵,提出了对于我国应急物流系统构建的一些思路。     

CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE INTERNET‐ENABLED LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN: WEBSITE DESIGN ANTECEDENTS AND LOYALTY EFFECTS

This article extends the existing research on logistics customer service‐loyalty relationships to the online logistics supply chain environment by examining potential website determinants of logistics customer service quality. A structural equation analysis of 373 online shopping transactions suggests that perceived quality of all logistics customer service activities (perceived cycle time, in‐stock availability, and customer responsiveness) varies inversely with: (1) perceived ease of use, and (2) content vividness of the website; and positively with product information content. However, only retailer customer responsiveness assessment was found to have any significant influence on consumer intended loyalty behavior in Internet‐enabled supplies chains.     

浅谈应急物流体系建设的问题与对策研究

在应对各类重大突发性公共事件实践中,我国已经具备了一定的应急物资保障能力,但多数情形下,第一时间的应急物资保障总体上还难以实现.究其原因,主要是应急物流体系建设严重滞后.加快应急物流体系建设迫在眉睫,建立并完善应急管理协调机制:制订并优化应急管理行动流程;制订并完善应急管理法规体系;搭建应急管理信息平台势在必行.     

Political dependence,social scrutiny,and corporate philanthropy: Evidence from disaster relief

This study explores why and how firms respond to social demands through philanthropic giving in the context of a severe natural disaster. Drawing on Marquis and Qian's organizational response model to government signals, we integrate resource dependence theory and institutional theory to build a two‐step model of organizational response to social needs, in situations of disaster relief. We argue that firms depending more on the government for support are more likely to donate in disaster relief, while firms who receive more scrutiny from the government and the general public and firms having more slack resources are likely to donate more. Evidence from Chinese listed companies' donations to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake largely supports our predictions. This study provides a more precise understanding of the corporate philanthropic decision process, decoupling the drivers of philanthropic giving, and those determining the amount given. Theoretical and practical implications are suggested.     

No Vehicle Means No Aid—A Paradigm Change for the Humanitarian Logistics Business Model

The growing interest in humanitarian logistics is witnessed by an increasing focus of researchers and practitioners on that topic. Transportation in particular is emphasized as key to disaster relief. Despite its relevance, it suffers from a number of drawbacks, creating inefficiencies and limited effectiveness of aid. This article describes a paradigm change for fleet management in humanitarian organizations based on access‐based consumption. It further evaluates a case study among small‐scale producers in rural India, showing their acceptance for sharing vehicles. The newly created business opportunities will increase income and contribute to poverty alleviation. Taking part in the proposed vehicle‐sharing system can release them from ownership responsibilities and increase vehicle utilization, as well as improve vehicle availability, increasing the speed of aid from the perspective of humanitarian organizations. This article highlights the applicability of business models relying on the idea of access‐based consumption to not‐yet‐considered research fields, especially the transfer to rural areas of developing countries. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

救灾应急物资配送智能决策支持系统研究

自然灾害发生后,救灾应急物资如何分配,如何及时送往灾区等问题是摆在决策者面前的巨大难题。本文主要对救灾应急物资配送智能决策支持系统的组成结构和各部分功能进行了分析设计,使救灾应急物资配送方案更具客观性、科学性。     

基于即有供应链物流系统的应急合作分析

由于大规模自然灾害的频发,给以应急物流为基础的救援活动带来了巨大困难。如何提高救援的效率和覆盖范围成为应急物流研究的重要内容。随着救援组织内涵的扩大,在救援组织之间及救援组织与商业组织之间形成合作关系,以提高救援效率及最大限度地降低由自然灾害带来的损失,便成为应急物流研究的一个新视角。     

Philanthropic disaster relief giving as a response to institutional pressure: Evidence from China

This paper investigates if firms under high institutional pressure donate more to disaster relief than firms under lower institutional pressure. By taking Chinese listed companies' donations to May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake as the sample, this research finds that large firms and firms who have political ties donate a significant more to disaster relief than smaller firms and firms who do not have political ties. But the findings indicate that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) donate no more than non SOEs, and service companies donate significantly less than non-service companies. The results of this research partly support the institutional point of view of corporate philanthropy. Firms under high institutional pressure are more likely to donate more than firms facing lower institutional pressure.     

突发公共卫生事件中人道物流的应急法律机制

人道物流为突发公共卫生事件防疫工作提供人道援助物资的仓储、运输和配送等服务,对防控疫情有重要意义。在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情发生后,国内外慈善团体和个人捐赠了大量应急物资,我国的人道物流体系依照相关应急法律的规定迅速响应,在实施法律的同时也检验着法律的规定。目前,我国已经建立了由相关单行法和行政法规、部门规章、地方性法规等构成的应急法律体系来规范突发公共卫生事件中的应急管理。从实施情况来看,我国人道物流相关的部分法律规范层级较低,缺乏专门性规定。尤其是在交通卫生检疫、行政征用和末端物流配送等环节还存在薄弱点,需要加强相关立法、严格执行交通卫生检疫制度、细化行政征用规则、采取事中监督与事后监管,从立法、执法和守法的角度完善我国突发公共卫生事件中的人道物流应急法律制度,提高疫情防控效率。     

Impact of fit,involvement, and tenure on job satisfaction and turnover intention

This study examined the interactive effects of need–supplies fit, job involvement, and job tenure on service sector employees' job satisfaction and turnover intention in Turkey. Survey data collected from 252 employees who worked in three different banks and one logistics company operating in Istanbul, Turkey, confirm the three-way interaction in predicting employees' turnover intention. In particular, the effect of needs–supplies fit on turnover intention was found to be more strongly positive for longer tenured, highly involved employees. Results also reveal that while the three-way interaction does not predict job satisfaction, the two-way interaction between needs–supplies fit and job involvement is significant. Specifically, needs–supplies fit had a stronger effect on the job satisfaction of highly job-involved employees than those with lower levels of involvement. Certain implications of these results, as well as avenues for future research, are discussed.     

LOGISTICS SALIENCE IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

The primary purpose of this paper was to empirically explore some of the reasons that logistics has become more important, or salient, in comparison to other functions within the firm. A survey of 296 managers across multiple industries in the U.S. found logistics becomes more important within the firm when the industry increases in uncertainty, when there is an emphasis on time‐based competition, when there is greater adoption of information technology, and when there is an emphasis on cross‐functional integration.     

管窥建筑施工企业精准物流管理研究

物资成本在施工企业总成本中占有较大的比重。通过降低物资成本从而降低企业的总成本,而建筑施工企业精准物流管理是一种有效的物资管理方式。本文首先分析了传统建筑施工企业物流管理模式的弊端;在此基础上提出了精准物流管理。进而分析了精准物流管理的基础:建筑施工企业信息化、基于精准建造的建筑施工企业流程重组和精准建造思想。更进一层分析了精准物流管理模式以及实施的关键。最后,对精准物流管理的实施提出了建设性的建议。     

对我国灾害管理体系与能力建设现状、问题的思考与对策建议

防灾减灾救灾是人类社会生存发展的永恒课题。本文以安徽省为例，概述了其灾害、灾情及特点，并以习近平总书记关于防灾减灾的新理念、新思想、新战略为指导，重点分析了安徽省灾害管理体系与能力建设取得的进展、存在的问题及其原因，在此基础上提出加强全省各类灾害的风险评估及早期预防、理顺和完善各级灾害应急管理体制机制、强化基层、社区、公众应对灾害事故的意识与能力、加强防灾减灾的科技支撑体系建设。     

Economies of Product Diversity in Collaborative Logistics

Collaborative logistics, also known as shipper collaboration, is a method of reducing the freight logistics cost of firms that produce and/or distribute tangible goods (shippers), which seeks to improve capacity utilizations of trucks. This study looks at this shipper collaboration problem in the U.S. truckload (TL) industry and proposes a new approach. Unlike other studies, which focused on reducing TL costs by utilizing economies of density, we present an approach that utilizes specific TL economies gained by mixing multiple products with different weight‐to‐volume ratios, which we call economies of product diversity. Using theoretical and empirical evidence, we show that the performance of shipper collaboration can be enhanced notably using this concept, economies of product diversity, which is currently overlooked in the literature.     

Logistics Information System Evaluation: Assessing External Technology Integration and Supporting Organizational Learning

Firms often outsource the development and acquisition of logistics information systems (LIS) needed to improve logistics processes. Managers tasked with such outsourcing decisions often struggle to understand and balance the external technology's impact on existing logistics processes, individual stakeholders, firm strategies, and the financial and operational performance of the firm. Unfortunately, research is limited on (1) methods for evaluating the performance capabilities of systems from external sources prior to full implementation, and (2) the impact of external technology integration (ETI) on organizational behavior and learning related to a firm's logistics processes. Through the lens of organizational learning (OL) theory, this research uses a case study approach to examine the transportation division of a major U.S.‐based fuel retailer to gain insights on the management control of ETI efforts. The study builds theory to fill important literature gaps then develops a conceptual framework and supporting propositions to inform future research on logistics ETI. The findings highlight important OL implications for firms involved in ETI efforts and also provide a practically relevant management control tool that can be used by logistics practitioners.