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Specific competencies in humanitarian logistics education

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Purpose – The purpose of the research paper is to provide the humanitarian logistics community
with an overall picture about competencies and skills in humanitarian logistics and if there is a lack of
professionalization of the logistics function in humanitarian context from an international perspective.
Further this research elaborates practical approaches how the skills and competencies can be
enhanced and developed for international education programs.
Design/methodology/approach – An empirical survey as approach was used. Hereby a descriptive
analysis provides in a comprehensive way education, skills and competencies in humanitarian logistics.
The respondents are from different countries and continents as well as from different humanitarian sector,
e.g. humanitarian organizations (HOs), logistics service providers, military services and researchers.
Findings – In general, the findings of the research paper present valuable insights of mandatory
contents of education in humanitarian logistics as well as competencies and skills on different
levels based on European Qualification Framework (EQF). This research paper explores these and
offers suggestions to improve and promote market and professional competencies and skills for the
humanitarian logistics sector and to minimize their impacts.
Research limitations/implications – The field survey was due to access and motivation restriction
mainly answered by academics in the field of humanitarian logistics or by leadership personnel with
very high academic merits (MA/PhD). Further the objective of this research paper was purposefully
limited to describing the education requirements, not gap analysis with existing education offers or
development of new curricula content – this should be a task for further research setups.
Practical implications – Specific requirements regarding negotiation and legal competences are
named in the survey as well as the objective of specific, country-related adaptions and the time
schedule form of education trainings in humanitarian logistics (during a professional career with as
much time absent for learning as feasible).
Social implications – The paper highlights the increasing demand and still existing gap regarding
education and training in humanitarian logistics in the field. All included institutions and persons
have to re-evaluate their prioritization and budgeting in order to support further education and
training for personnel in humanitarian logistics according to the results of the survey and addressing
the need of logisticians in the humlog management and operations.
Originality/value – This paper adds to the knowledge about the implications of education and
training and measurement of skills and competencies based on EQF for theory and practice. Further
the humanitarian logistics community requires rudimentary humanitarian logistics education to
enhance the logistics operation in case of disaster toward the affected people.

Keywords Knowledge management, Theory and methods, Humanitarian logistics,Humanitarian supply chain, Competences

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Judul Seri

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management

No. Panggil

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: Emerald Group., 2013

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Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013 pp. 99-128

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English

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PENDIDIKAN

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Asmawati/Syahrial

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