Decision-making in humanitarian operations : strategy, behavior and dynamics / Sebastián Villa, Gloria Urrea, Jaime Andrés Castañeda, Erik R. Larsen, editors

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I Strategy.-1 Logistics Preparedness and Response: A Case of Strategic Change -- 2 Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations -- 3 Strategy and Knowledge Management in Humanitarian Organizations -- 4 Innovating Short-Term Preparedness Actions Using Climate Information -- 5 Refugees and Social Inclusion: The Role of Humanitarian Information Technologies -- Part II Behavior -- 6 Behavioral Experiments in Single-Agent Operational Problems -- 7 Behavioral Operations in Multi-agent Settings and Humanitarian Operations -- 8 Quantal Theory in Operations Management -- 9 The Framing Effect in Humanitarian Operations -- Part III Dynamics -- 10 Modeling Disaster Operations Management Problems with System Dynamics -- 11 Collaborative Strategies for Humanitarian Logistics with System Dynamics and Project Management -- 12 Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Operations -- 13 Effects of Wholesale Competition in Supply Chains: An Analysis with Heterogeneous Decision-Makers

This book brings together research in humanitarian operations, behavioral operations and dynamic simulation. Part I outlines the main characteristics and strategic challenges of humanitarian organizations in preparedness, knowledge management, climate change and issues related to refugees and social inclusion. Part II gives an introduction to behavioral operations and experiments in single- and multi-agent settings, followed by discussions on quantal theory, framing effect and possible applications in the humanitarian sector. Part III introduces system dynamics and agent-based modeling and discusses how these techniques can be used to study dynamics and decision-making in humanitarian operations, with a focus on disaster management problems, collaborative strategies in humanitarian logistics and supply chains with heterogeneous decision makers. This book is unique in providing a holistic view of the decision-making process and challenges in the humanitarian sector