This research contribution delivers an approach for the materials management in humanitarian logistics with the help of ABC- and XYZ-analysis which is widespread in the industrial praxis. Based on the increase of the number of disasters caused by humans and nature and on the high volume of...

Logistics accounts for up to 80% of the total disaster relief expenditures of humanitarian organizations. It represents one of the main levers to achieve improvements in terms of cost, time and quality. This thesis investigates what synergies and potential types of benefit a horizontal logistics...