Serving vulnerable populations under the threat of epidemics and pandemics
Serving vulnerable populations under the threat of epidemics and pandemics
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为面临流行病和大流行病威胁的弱势群体提供服务
DOI：
10.1108/jhlscm-08-2020-0070
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发表时间：
2021
期刊：
影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
N. Altay
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作者：
Kezban Yagci Sokat;N. Altay
目的流行病和大流行可导致突然发病和死亡以及社会和经济混乱。然而，人道主义物流和供应链管理(HLSCM)领域主要关注地震和飓风等自然灾害后的救生行动。HLSCM文献中既没有关于弱势群体的独特属性的研究，也没有关于他们潜在的风险因素或如何减轻这些因素的研究。新冠肺炎大流行突显了一些弱势群体的独特性，并促使我们进行结构化的文献回顾，以确定高级别SCM在弱势人群方面的研究需求。设计/方法/方法作者对流行病/流行病、人道主义行动和弱势人群交叉的文献进行了系统的回顾。他们利用Scope us数据库搜索以英语发表的同行评议的期刊文章。我们的搜索结果是366篇文章，过滤后减少到139篇。发现在HLSCM文献中没有关于各种弱势群体的独特属性的研究。作者表明，HLSCM学者可以通过多学科研究、公共卫生和供应链管理的交集研究、伦理和运营管理的交集研究以及跨部门合作研究，通过调查服务弱势群体的运营和后勤挑战，为文献做出贡献。研究限制/含义作者的工作仅限于以英语发表的同行评议的期刊文章。它们不包括书籍、会议记录和智库或非政府组织的报告。然而，作者确实认识到这些来源可能非常有价值。原创性/价值据作者所知，这是第一次回顾关于流行病和流行病威胁下的脆弱人群的文献。
PurposeEpidemics and pandemics can result in sudden morbidity and mortality as well as social and economic disruption. However, the humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (HLSCM) field has been mostly focusing on life saving operations after natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. There is no research within the HLSCM literature neither on the unique properties of vulnerable groups, nor their underlying risk factors or how to mitigate them. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the uniqueness of some vulnerable groups and motivated us to conduct a structured literature review to identify research needs in HLSCM with regards to vulnerable populations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conduct a systematic review of literature on the intersection of epidemics/pandemics, humanitarian operations and vulnerable populations. They utilize the Scopus database to search for peer-reviewed journal articles published in English. Our search results in 366 articles which we reduced to 139 after filtering.FindingsThere is no research within the HLSCM literature on the unique properties of various vulnerable populations. The authors show that HLSCM scholars can contribute to literature by investigating operational and logistical challenges of serving vulnerable populations through multi-disciplinary research, research on the intersection of public health and supply chain management, research on the intersection of ethics and operations management, and research on cross-sectoral partnerships.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors’ work is limited to peer-reviewed journal articles published in English. They did not include books, conference proceedings and think-tank or NGO reports. However, the authors do recognize that these sources can be very valuable.Originality/valueTo best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to review the literature on vulnerable populations under the threat of epidemics and pandemics.