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Comparison of issues affecting commercial, military and humanitarian supply chains
| Issue | Commercial SCM | Military Logistics | Humanitarian Logistics | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding of Supply Chain | Sophisticated | Sophisticated | Problematic | Apte (2009);Jahre et al. (2009); Kovács and Spens (2007); Littieri et al. (2009); Natarajarathinam et al. (2009); Overstreet et al. (2011); Shaluf (2007); Tatham (2012); Tatham and Pettit (2010); Van Wassenhove., (2006) |
| Preparedness in Supply Chain | Not an issue | Not an issue | Major issue | Eriksson (2009); McLachlin et al. (2009); Perry (2007); Rutner et al. (2012) |
| Cooperation amongst Supply Chain actors | Well defined | Amongst military and allies – Well defined Civil–military cooperation–major issue | Amongst NGO’s / lO’s – improving Civil–military cooperation – major issue | Akhtar et al. (2012); Carroll and Neu (2009); Heaslip et al. (2012); Jahre and Jensen (2010); Maon et al. (2009); McLachin and Larson (2011); Rietjens et al. (2007); Shultz and Blecken (2010); Stewart et al. (2009) |
| Phases in Supply Chain | Well defined | Well defined | Evolving | Chang et al. (2010); Kovács and Tatham (2009); Richey et al. (2007, 2010) |
| Information Sharing throughout Supply Chain | Advanced | Advanced | Limited | Pourezzat et al. (2010); Walker and Harland (2008) |
Personnel interviewed
| Organisation | Number of People Interviewed | Functions Interviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Irish Defence Forces | 6 | Senior Management Logistics and Operations staff |
| Canadian Military | 2 | Logistics Officers |
| US Military | 2 | Logistics and Operations Officers |
| World Vision | 3 | Senior management Logistics and Operations staff |
| UNHCR | 3 | UNHCR Logistics and Management staff |
| Oxfam | 4 | Oxfam Logistics and Management staff |