Supply Chain (Design) |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Build a supply chain project targeting the strategic concept of the whole supply and demand network to achieve optimal profitability. |
Supply Chain (Planning) |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Plan the supply chain tasks at strategic, tactical and operational levels to optimize the execution of processes. |
Supply Chain (Execution)) |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Ability to manage the supply chain and the donation of funds, equipment, materials or other items according to the disaster needs in the best possible way. It should have an alert management system that informs users about potential bottlenecks and incidents in the overall chain. |
Documentation |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Easily accessible and friendly documentation. Documentation must be accessible online, as well as remotely. |
Reports |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Real-time reports (internal and external). |
Accessibility |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Be accessible locally and remotely. |
Controlling |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Ability to provide financial information. |
Cross-linking |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Be intra-organizational; for instance, regional warehouses may be connected to central warehouses to gain visibility into supply chain inventory. Provide cross-linking possibilities with the software used in other departments of the same organization, such as human and financial resources. |
Modularity and Adaptability |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Ability to use only some modules of the proposed tool according to the disaster phase needs. |
Usability |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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User-friendly interface (intuitive). |
Direct Costs |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Low costs related to software and hardware. |
Indirect Costs |
Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Low costs related to supporting and maintenance. |
Volunteer Registration |
Eckhardt & Leiras (2015) Eckhardt, D., & Leiras, A. (2015). A disaster management framework based on the overview of the existent tools on top of a multi-criteria decision. In Proceedings of the 26th Annual POMS Conference. Washington: Production and Operations Management Society.
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Register and manage volunteers, divided among organizations and individuals. |
Notification |
Eckhardt & Leiras (2015) Eckhardt, D., & Leiras, A. (2015). A disaster management framework based on the overview of the existent tools on top of a multi-criteria decision. In Proceedings of the 26th Annual POMS Conference. Washington: Production and Operations Management Society.
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Allow sending a different type of messages (text messages, email and social networks). |
Interoperability |
Shafiq et al. (2012) Shafiq, B., Ae Chun, S., Atluri, V., Vaidya, J., & Nabi, G. (2012). Resource sharing using UICDSTM framework for incident management. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 6(1), 41-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17506161211214813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1750616121121...
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Blecken (2010) Blecken, A. (2010). Humanitarian logistics: modeling supply chain processes of humanitarian organizations (Kuehne Foundation Book Series on Logistics, Vol. 18). Berne: Haupt-Verlag.
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Ability to interact with external applications via a standardized protocol. Each entity can continue working with its tool and send information into a central system. Be inter-organizational; for instance, several humanitarian organizations access the same information to facilitate coordination and cooperation and thus improve the operation’s efficiency. |
Information Security |
Authors contribution |
Safety security levels according to market best practices. |
Multiuser |
Authors contribution |
Ability to manage multiple users at the same time, using hierarchical levels and with different user roles. |
Donor Evaluation |
Authors contribution |
Allow donors’ evaluation of donors based on the fulfillment of agreed commitments. |
History Database |
Authors contribution |
Historical database for queries and comparisons between disasters for predictability studies. |