Private–Humanitarian Supply Chain Partnerships on the Silk Road

Contents 13.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 218 13.2 Company Engagement in Private-Humanitarian Partnerships ...........220 13.3 Examples of Private-Humanitarian Disaster Relief Partnerships on

the Silk Road .......................................................................................222 13.3.1 Disaster Relief Operation .........................................................223 13.3.2 Partner Interdependence ..........................................................226

13.4 Lessons from Private-Humanitarian Partnerships ..............................227 13.4.1 Partnership Preparation ...........................................................228 13.4.2 Implementation Challenges and Solutions ...............................230

13.5 Benets of Private-Humanitarian Partnerships to Companies ............ 233 References ....................................................................................................236 Websites ....................................................................................................... 237 Conference Presentation ............................................................................... 238

13.1 Introduction In light of accelerated globalization, international supply chains are increasingly operating in volatile contexts (Simchi-Levi, 2010). Political, cultural, economic, and demographic factors render managing supply chains in multinational and diversied contexts challenging (Prahalad and Doz, 1987; Austin, 1990). ‹is challenge is exacerbated when the company operates in regions prone to either man-made or natural disasters.