TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to develop the tentative hypothesis that common effective dynamics generate asymmetry volatility and unpredictability in the business, military and humanitarian logistics sectors.Design/methodology/approach– The paper examines collaborative supply chain management (CSCM) concepts which integrate practical comparator cases to develop and justify the theoretical framework.Findings– The humanitarian logistics sector can take “best practice” from business and military LSCM developments, but has specific problems of potential instability which require sector‐specific attention.Research limitations/implications– Humanitarian logistics' “present state” is a zero sum model because of the fragmented nature and number of disparate actors, which generate the logistics system volatility, unpredictability and asymmetry common to unstable operations, and which formed the research rationale for this paper.Practical implications– The development gap identified can be resolved, and synthesis achieved, with the application of an intelligent system infrastructure.Originality/value– This paper provides a development framework for a comprehensive set of universal techniques and a commonality in humanitarian logistics and supply chain management.
VL  - 32
IS  - 11
SN  - 0140-9174
DO  - 10.1108/01409170910998264
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170910998264
AU  - Carroll Alan
AU  - Neu Jens
ED  - Peter H. Tatham
ED  - Karen M. Spens
ED  - David Taylor
PY  - 2009
Y1  - 2009/01/01
TI  - Volatility, unpredictability and asymmetry: An organising framework for humanitarian logistics operations?
T2  - Management Research News
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1024
EP  - 1037
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -