SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN AND COORDINATION IN HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS THROUGH CLUSTERS

ABSTRACT Purpose of this paper The cluster thinking in the humanitarian world has been suggested as a solution to the lack ofcoordinated,disaster response ,in the ,past 10 years. Clusters on diverse ,functions including sheltering, logistics and water sanitation can be viewed as an effort of functional coordination, i.e. horizontal coordination within a functional area. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to more,understanding of the cluster concept’s potential effects for vertical, i.e. supply chain coordination as well as coordination between clusters. Design/methodology/approach The cluster concept ,and some ,main ,empirical issues ,are presented based on a ,set of