Humanitarian aid logistics: a Cardiff University research perspective on cases, structures and prospects

Purpose This paper provides a contextualised review of research in the area humanitarian and emergency relief logistics, providing insights with particular emphasis on lessons learned. The tracks evolution against development partner networks key global events; information was collated assimilated from cross-cutting themes such as disaster preparedness, response structures transferability commercial-world concepts principles (such sustainability) into volatile fragile environments. It concludes by suggesting possible future challenges which could steer ground will influence path academic going forward. Design/methodology/approach general work undertaken Humanitarian Logistics. Use is made vignettes case studies order to provide focus discussion highlight issues that emerged reviewed. Findings findings show there are several new areas need be addressed logistics arena. demonstrates crisis arguably even more important today than it has been previously. Research therefore likely needs expanded considerably over next decade beyond. Originality/value contextualises synthesises past responses, highlights suggests for further research.