Maspero, ELIttmann, HW2009-02-232009-02-232008-07Maspero, EL and Ittmann, HW. 2008. Rise of humanitarian logistics. Partnership for Research and Progress in Transportation: Proceedings of the 27th Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), Pretoria, South Africa, 7-11 July 2008, pp 175-184978-1-920017-34-7http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3054Partnership for Research and Progress in Transportation: 27th Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), Pretoria, South Africa, 7-11 July 2008, pp 175 -184The paper begins by presenting the humanitarian sector at its widest through sketching the history and development of the field and the environment within which humanitarian logistics must take place. Next, the range of role-players engaged in humanitarian logistics, the nature of humanitarian space and the challenges to conventional logistics thinking are examined. The key similarities and differences between conventional private sector and humanitarian logistics are discussed and areas for increased public/private partnerships in logistics are highlightedenHumanitarian logisticsAid logistics chainSATCSouthern African Transport ConferenceConference PresentationMaspero, E., & Ittmann, H. (2008). Rise of humanitarian logistics. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3054Maspero, EL, and HW Ittmann. "Rise of humanitarian logistics." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3054Maspero E, Ittmann H, Rise of humanitarian logistics; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3054 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Maspero, EL AU - Ittmann, HW AB - The paper begins by presenting the humanitarian sector at its widest through sketching the history and development of the field and the environment within which humanitarian logistics must take place. Next, the range of role-players engaged in humanitarian logistics, the nature of humanitarian space and the challenges to conventional logistics thinking are examined. The key similarities and differences between conventional private sector and humanitarian logistics are discussed and areas for increased public/private partnerships in logistics are highlighted DA - 2008-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Humanitarian logistics KW - Aid logistics chain KW - SATC KW - Southern African Transport Conference LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-1-920017-34-7 T1 - Rise of humanitarian logistics TI - Rise of humanitarian logistics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3054 ER -