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  • Using three-dimensional printing in a humanitarian context: challenges and solutions

    Author(s)
    Tatham, Peter
    Loy, Jennifer
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Loy, Jennifer
    Tatham, Peter H.
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    In any humanitarian context, be it the aftermath of a natural disaster or complex emergency or in a development operation, there is almost always a requirement for improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. Unfortunately, however, the physical environment in which humanitarian logisticians operate frequently presents multiple challenges such as broken roads, destroyed bridges sometimes a less than totally supportive response from national customs authorities. Thus, for example, the lead time to replace a broken item of equipment that is not available locally can stretch into Weeks or even months. However, the ...
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    In any humanitarian context, be it the aftermath of a natural disaster or complex emergency or in a development operation, there is almost always a requirement for improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. Unfortunately, however, the physical environment in which humanitarian logisticians operate frequently presents multiple challenges such as broken roads, destroyed bridges sometimes a less than totally supportive response from national customs authorities. Thus, for example, the lead time to replace a broken item of equipment that is not available locally can stretch into Weeks or even months. However, the emergence of three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology has the potential to mitigate these challenges by enabling the manufacture of a particular item of equipment such as a spare part or component at a location that is close to the area where it is needed. Since the early 2000s, the ways in which 3DP is being employ ed in a commercial context have expanded considerably but, to date, there has been relatively limited consideration of its application within a not-for-­profit/humanitarian context. This chapter describes how the potential for the use of 3DP was investigated with the assistance of the staff of a major international non-governmental organization (Oxfam GB), and the resulting management and organizational lessons that were identified are presented.
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    Book Title
    Supply Chain Management for Humanitarians: Tools for Practice
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    https://www.koganpage.com/product/supply-chain-management-for-humanitarians-9780749474683
    Subject
    Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/236110
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