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Vehicle Replacement in the International Committee of the Red Cross

Alfonso Pedraza Martinez, Luk N. Van Wassenhove
2009 Social Science Research Network  

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This paper studies 4x4 vehicle replacement within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the largest humanitarian organizations. ICRCpolicy sets the replacement of vehicles at 5 years or 150,000 Km, whichever comes first. Using field data collected at the ICRC headquarters and national level we study the ICRC policy. Our results suggest that the organization can make considerable savings by adjusting its replacement policy. This study contributes to the area of logistics
more » ... transportation research in humanitarian operations. Abstract This paper studies 4x4 vehicle replacement within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the largest humanitarian organizations. ICRCpolicy sets the replacement of vehicles at 5 years or 150,000 Km, whichever comes first. Using field data collected at the ICRC headquarters and national level we study the ICRC policy. Our results suggest that the organization can make considerable savings by adjusting its replacement policy. This study contributes to the area of logistics and transportation research in humanitarian operations.
doi:10.2139/ssrn.1437543 fatcat:3l2idesbvveu7n5pcgfpg4q6te
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Alfonso Pedraza Martinez, Luk N. Van Wassenhove. "Vehicle Replacement in the International Committee of the Red Cross." Social Science Research Network (2009)