Publicação
Uav last-mile delivery in the humanitarian aid context: a qualitative analysis of the implementations in the health supply chain
| Resumo: | Drones as innovative transportation mode for medical supplies have the potential to contribute significantlyto humanitarian aid. Building on three key case studies and fivein-depthinterviews, this work projectdeveloped a conceptual frameworkillustrating the success drivers and factors of UAV delivery in the health supply chain. Thefour identified main categories of the project environment, namely project operators, UAV environment, regulatory environment and public,are influenced by local conditions and specifications of thecargo. Thefocus on and understanding of all interdependent dimensionsis crucial for a project’s success. However, to allow for scalable operations,technological featuresandregulatory environments require further development. |
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| Autores principais: | Weber, Kristina Ruth Babette |
| Assunto: | Uav delivery Drone delivery Humanitarian aid Health supply chain |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | Drones as innovative transportation mode for medical supplies have the potential to contribute significantlyto humanitarian aid. Building on three key case studies and fivein-depthinterviews, this work projectdeveloped a conceptual frameworkillustrating the success drivers and factors of UAV delivery in the health supply chain. Thefour identified main categories of the project environment, namely project operators, UAV environment, regulatory environment and public,are influenced by local conditions and specifications of thecargo. Thefocus on and understanding of all interdependent dimensionsis crucial for a project’s success. However, to allow for scalable operations,technological featuresandregulatory environments require further development. |
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