TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordination to choreography
T2 - the evolution of humanitarian supply chains
AU - Grange, Ray
AU - Heaslip, Graham
AU - McMullan, Caroline
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2020/2/3
Y1 - 2020/2/3
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify how coordination has evolved in humanitarian logistics (HL), what were the triggers for change and how have they been facilitated. Design/methodology/approach: This paper applies a systematic literature review of academic journals. Findings: This is the first paper to discuss the concepts of network orchestration and choreography in a humanitarian context. The research revealed that network coordination has moved on in the commercial sector to include orchestration and now, choreography concepts which have not been tested in HL literature. This reveals a lag exists between HL research and practice. Research limitations/implications: This paper represents an exploratory study and provides the basis for further research on the concepts of orchestration and choreography in HL. The paper sets a research agenda for academics. Practical implications: This paper is the first to discuss the concepts of network orchestration and choreography in a humanitarian context. Originality/value: The areas of orchestration and choreography have received limited consideration within the humanitarian aid logistics literature to date. This paper is designed to redress this shortfall. As a result, it is hoped that it will act as a catalyst for further research and to widen and deepen the resultant debate with a view to improving the outcome for those affected by current and future disasters.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify how coordination has evolved in humanitarian logistics (HL), what were the triggers for change and how have they been facilitated. Design/methodology/approach: This paper applies a systematic literature review of academic journals. Findings: This is the first paper to discuss the concepts of network orchestration and choreography in a humanitarian context. The research revealed that network coordination has moved on in the commercial sector to include orchestration and now, choreography concepts which have not been tested in HL literature. This reveals a lag exists between HL research and practice. Research limitations/implications: This paper represents an exploratory study and provides the basis for further research on the concepts of orchestration and choreography in HL. The paper sets a research agenda for academics. Practical implications: This paper is the first to discuss the concepts of network orchestration and choreography in a humanitarian context. Originality/value: The areas of orchestration and choreography have received limited consideration within the humanitarian aid logistics literature to date. This paper is designed to redress this shortfall. As a result, it is hoped that it will act as a catalyst for further research and to widen and deepen the resultant debate with a view to improving the outcome for those affected by current and future disasters.
KW - Choreography
KW - Coordination
KW - Humanitarian logistics
KW - Orchestration
KW - Systematic literature review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077604638&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/JHLSCM-12-2018-0077
DO - 10.1108/JHLSCM-12-2018-0077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077604638
SN - 2042-6747
VL - 10
SP - 21
EP - 44
JO - Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
JF - Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
IS - 1
ER -