Humanitarian relief operations rarely proceed smoothly and disruptions as, e.g., the outbreak of an epidemic or aftershocks, are common. Such situations are known as overlapping disasters. Relief organizations have to deal with the disruptions while at the same time the ongoing relief operation...

Innovation is increasingly considered as an enabler of business competitive advantage. More and more organizations focus on satisfying their consumer s demand of innovative and qualitative products and services by applying both technology-supported and non technology-supported innovative methods...

Today´s demand patterns constantly claim for greener products from more sustainable supply chains. Handling these customer needs puts a constant pressure on the players: Ecological and social issues arise additionally to challenges like technology management and efficiency enhancement....