Servitization as a competitive difference in humanitarian logistics
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
ISSN: 2042-6747
Article publication date: 16 October 2018
Issue publication date: 14 November 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a literature review and conceptual consideration of servitization in humanitarian logistics (HL) and provide a research agenda for HL scholars and insight for practitioners and by doing so will fill a gap in existing research and practice.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses a literature-based approach that extends concepts usually applied in a commercial context to the area of HL.
Findings
The paper initiates a discourse on the importance of taking into account servitization in developing and managing effective emergency relief chains. This paper argues that a broader servitization paradigm needs to be integrated for international humanitarian organisations (IHOs) to maintain a competitive advantage.
Originality/value
The authors investigate servitization as a management innovation in IHOs and plot a research agenda for scholars.
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Citation
Heaslip, G., Kovács, G. and Grant, D.B. (2018), "Servitization as a competitive difference in humanitarian logistics", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 497-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-08-2017-0042
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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