Comparative analysis of the challenges of generic engineering logistics to humanitarian logistics in disaster response and relief support in South Africa
- Authors: Bayode, Abiodun
- Date: 2014-09-17
- Subjects: Transportation demand management , Humanitarian assistance , Disaster relief
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:12329 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12116
- Description: M.Ing. (Engineering Management) , Logistics management has been extensively researched and implemented in the private sector, but it is gradually gaining traction in the humanitarian sector. Most humanitarian organization operations involve a mix of many activities. Some of them are involved in disaster relief, as short-term operations carried out immediately after a disaster, while some are involved in continuous aid work aimed at restoring normalcy to the disaster ravaged society and such efforts are longer term. Humanitarian organizations, particularly Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the primary vehicle through which donors channel their contributions, but it is unfortunate to note that many of these organizations face challenges with the logistics of effectively getting the relief aid to the intended users. The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding in humanitarian logistics (HL) and identify the key challenges affecting aid agencies during humanitarian action. The study adopts a quantitative approach; data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was used to identify the most outstanding subjects and areas of interest in line with humanitarian logistics challenges identified in the literature. The findings from the research survey shows that there is an awareness of the importance of humanitarian logistics in the sector, but the results also show that only half of the participants of the survey reported that they have a logistics professional employed in their organization. Furthermore, only 50% of the participants of the survey indicated that their organization has a preparedness plan in place in the event of an emergency. Other challenges identified are: lack of fund; difficulty to obtain real time information and poor knowledge management. The author identified unavailability and tagging of funds as the most critical challenge the humanitarian organizations face because it hinders capacity building and organizational development. The study also suggests that learning and forging closer ties with private organizations is an effective means of overcoming some of the identified challenges.
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Comparative analysis of the challenges of generic engineering logistics to humanitarian logistics in disaster response and relief support in South Africa
- Authors: Bayode, Abiodun , Mbohwa, Charles , Akinlabi, Esther Titilayo
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Disaster management , Logistics management , Humanitarian response , Non-governmental organizations
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4723 , ISSN 978-988-19252-0-6 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11548
- Description: Logistics management has been extensively researched and implemented in the private sector, but gradually gaining traction in the humanitarian sector. Humanitarian organizations, particularly Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the primary vehicle through which donors channel their contributions but many of these organizations face logistic challenges in effectively getting relief materials to the intended users. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key challenges affecting aid agencies in South Africa. A comparative analysis of the challenges of generic engineering logistics to humanitarian logistics in disaster response and relief support system in South Africa was also conducted. The findings from the research survey shows that there is an awareness of the importance of humanitarian logistics in the sector, but the results also show that only half (50%) of the participants of the survey reported that they have a logistics professional employed in their organization. Furthermore, only 50% of the participants of the survey indicated that their organization has a preparedness plan in place in the event of an emergency. Other challenges identified are: lack of funds; difficulty to obtain real time information and poor knowledge management system. The study also suggests that learning and forging closer ties with private organizations is an effective means of overcoming some of the identified challenges. In comparison to the generic engineering logistics, the humanitarian sector is encouraged to benchmark their operations with similar private sector to improve their services.
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Effect of scanning speed on laser deposited 17-4PH stainless Steel
- Authors: Bayode, Abiodun , Pityana, Sisa , Akinlabi, Esther Titilayo , Shongwe, Mxolisi Brendon
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Functionaly graded material , Laser metal deposition , Mechanical property
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/237432 , uj:24324 , Citation: Bayode, A. et al. 2017. Effect of scanning speed on laser deposited 17-4PH stainless Steel.
- Description: Abstract: Laser metal deposition (LMD) is one of the additive manufacturing technologies that is used in the production of fully dense parts layer by layer. This innovative manufacturing process has the potential to reduce the weight, time and cost of manufacturing components. It is able to process different metallic powders and also produce custom alloy or functionally graded material by consolidating different metallic powders. The purpose of this study was to investigate and discuss the structural integrity, mechanical property and microstructure of 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel processed by laser metal deposition. In this study, the laser scanning speed was varied while other process parameters where kept constant. Material characterization was done using optical microscopy and Vickers indentation testing. The results show that, the processed material was structurally sound and defect free. The microstructure was predominantly martensitic and the laser scanning speed was observed to have an influence on the micro-hardness of the structure.
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Humanitarian space and security of humanitarian workers : a review
- Authors: Bayode, Abiodun , Mbohwa, Charles , Akinlabi, Esther Titilayo
- Date: 2015-03-18
- Subjects: Humanitarian space , Humanitarian assistance - Security measures
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5125 , ISBN 9789881925398 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14088
- Description: Humanitarian crisis leave the affected people in need of water, health care, and shelter. In order to promptly and adequately respond to the overwhelming needs of the vulnerable people, both the local and the international community has formed several humanitarian organizations, charged with the responsibility of providing aid and assistance to people affected by crisis, irrespective of their geographical location. Humanitarian organizations require safe passage to carry out their operations; the concept of humanitarian space was developed to ensure this. While preserving humanitarian space in conflict zone is proving challenging to humanitarian organizations because of various factors, it is however clear that the security of aid workers is a major concerns for aid organizations working in areas experiencing social change or armed conflicts. The rates of kidnapping, injuries and deaths of aid workers seems be on the increase, requiring aid agencies to be more security conscious and adopt measures to save guard the lives of their employees. Some measures taken recently by humanitarian organizations include suspending aid when and where the security of their employees is under threat and in some cases withdrawing completely from such environment. Thus, affecting the ability of aid organizations to carry out their mandate and as a result, those who are in dire need of relief and assistance suffer. For there to be an improvement in aid delivery, warring parties should respect the sanctity of humanitarian space and the ethics governing humanitarianism. This paper therefore present a review of humanitarian space and the security of humanitarian aid workers.
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