Architecting Resilience: Digital Innovations in Humanitarian Logistics for Disaster-Ready Networks
摘要
Modern logistics networks, even under normal operating conditions intrinsically face a multitude of issues, which become even more daunting in the event of disasters and emergencies, which either disrupt existing networks by exerting extra strain or necessitate the formation of ad-hoc humanitarian logistics networks for disaster management, to alleviate the impacted areas and deliver aid to the victims. Although it is not feasible to entirely avert all disasters, it is well recognized that utilizing advanced digital technologies, including drones, big data analytics, the Internet of Things, machine learning and more, can significantly revolutionize humanitarian logistics operations implemented prior to, amidst, and following a disaster’s occurrence. This paper delves into the realms of user interface design within the humanitarian logistics domain, emphasizing the pivotal role of drone and other digital technologies in refining disaster response mechanisms. It introduces an innovative humanitarian logistics platform, advocating for a design philosophy that merges scalability and modularity with user-centric navigation for diverse disaster scenarios. Through a user interface journey that evolves from conceptual designs to user-validated interfaces, this study highlights the balance between technological infrastructure and user engagement. The contribution of this research lies in its holistic design approach, blending offering a new perspective on developing humanitarian logistics platforms that are technologically advanced and closely attuned to humanitarian goals.