Situations like the one in Gaza highlight the need for research in a few specific areas of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management: 

• Delivering humanitarian aid in conflict zones and complex emergencies; 
• Humanitarian access; 
• Security in humanitarian operations; and 
• Caring for refugees and internally displaced persons.

Extant research and research results in these areas are available to support current humanitarian action. This is but a selection of relevant past research that has been published in the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. The list includes research from conflict zones, including research in Gaza. Apart from supporting current humanitarian endeavours in Gaza, this selection also highlights how research in such situations is conducted, and which special conditions apply to research and practice in such conflicts. 

These papers are free to access until 24/03/2024.

Relevant articles on humanitarian operations in conflict zones:

 

• Harpring, R., Maghsoudi, A., Fikar, C., Piotrowicz, W.D. and Heaslip, G. (2021), "An analysis of compounding factors of epidemics in complex emergencies: a system dynamics approach", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 198-226. 
• Larson, P.D. (2021), "Security, sustainability and supply chain collaboration in the humanitarian space", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 609-622. 
• Listou, T. (2021), "The infrastructures of war and peace", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 661-679. 
• Piotrowicz, W.D. (2018), "In-kind donations, cash transfers and local procurement in the logistics of caring for internally displaced persons: The case of Polish humanitarian NGOs and Ukrainian IDPs", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 374-397. 
• Lewin, R., Besiou, M., Lamarche, J.-B., Cahill, S. and Guerrero-Garcia, S. (2018), "Delivering in a moving world…looking to our supply chains to meet the increasing scale, cost and complexity of humanitarian needs", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 518-532. 
• Heaslip, G. and Barber, E. (2014), "Using the military in disaster relief: systemising challenges and opportunities", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 60-81. 
• Heaslip, G., Kovács, G. and Haavisto, I. (2018), "Cash-based response in relief: the impact for humanitarian logistics", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 87-106. 
• Jensen, L. (2012), "Humanitarian cluster leads: lessons from 4PLs", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 148-160. 
• Comes, T., Bergtora Sandvik, K. and Van de Walle, B. (2018), "Cold chains, interrupted: The use of technology and information for decisions that keep humanitarian vaccines cool", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 49-69. 
• Abikova, J. (2020), "Application of fuzzy DEMATEL–ANP methods for siting refugee camps", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 347-369.
• Adem, S.A., Childerhouse, P., Egbelakin, T. and Wang, B. (2018), "International and local NGO supply chain collaboration: An investigation of the Syrian refugee crises in Jordan", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 295-322. 
• Copping, A., Kuchai, N., Hattam, L., Paszkiewicz, N., Albadra, D., Shepherd, P., Sahin Burat, E. and Coley, D. (2022), "Understanding material and supplier networks in the construction of disaster-relief shelters: the feasibility of using social network analysis as a decision-making tool", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 78-105.