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Education information
Other or Unknown Doctoral Programme in Business, Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom, 2017Education/Academic qualification
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, PhD, An Application of the Concept of Messy Problems to Supply Chain Management: An Investigation of Non-Standard Supply Chains in Humanitarian Logistics, Heriot-Watt University
2011 → 2017
Award Date: 22.06.2017
Research in the Social Sciences, MRes (with distinction), Heriot-Watt University
2010 → 2011
Award Date: 17.11.2011
Supply Chain Management and Logistics, MSc (with distinction) , University of Warwick
2009 → 2010
Award Date: 15.11.2010
Aviation Management, BA, International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef- Bonn
2006 → 2009
Award Date: 07.09.2009
External positions
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University
02.2018 → 09.2022
Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management, University of Lincoln
09.2014 → 02.2018
Teaching Assistant, Heriot-Watt University
09.2010 → 09.2014
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Conceptualising humanitarian logistics in sieges: historic insights and current practices
Schiffling, S. & Roussat, C., 09.04.2026, In: Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Analysis of Societal Impact, Response, and Resilience in European Transport Networks in the Face of Disruptions
Kulkarni, K., Schiffling, S. & Aminoff, A., 13.06.2025, Proceedings of the EUROMA 2025 Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Cash interventions
Piotrowicz, W. & Schiffling, S., 2025, A Research Agenda for Humanitarian Logistics. Altay, N. & Kovács, G. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 111-130Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparing the resilience objectives of Finnish comprehensive security model and the NATO baseline requirements for resilience
Jauhiainen, L. & Schiffling, S., 26.04.2025, In: Journal of Military Studies. p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Dynamics of community participation in humanitarian supply chains
Teles Hamideh, J. & Schiffling, S., 2025, Proceedings of the 37th NOFOMA Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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ReMuNet: Resilient multimodal freight transport network: New concepts and approaches for resilient and green freight transport and logistics networks against disruptive events (including pandemics)
Aminoff, A. (Project coordinator), Kovacs, G. (Project participant) & Schiffling, S. (Project participant)
01.07.2023 → 30.06.2026
Project: Externally funded project
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MedView: Medical Sector in Vietnam: Waste Management
Tuomala, V. (PI) & Schiffling, S. (CoI)
01.01.2024 → 30.06.2024
Project: Externally funded project
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WORM: Waste in humanitarian Operations: Reduction and Minimisation
Kovacs, G. (CoI), Tuomala, V. (Project manager, academic), Schiffling, S. (Project participant), Aminoff, A. (Project participant) & Rocheteau, M. (Project participant)
01.01.2024 → 31.12.2025
Project: Externally funded project
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HELP Logistics, Humanitarian Logistics Management MOOC
Vega Bernal, D. (PI), Leinonen, C. (Project coordinator), Saïah, F. (Project manager, academic), Schiffling, S. (Project participant), Tuomala, V. (Project participant), Maghsoudi, A. (Project participant), Travers, C. (Project participant) & John, L. (Project participant)
01.03.2023 → 31.08.2023
Project: Externally funded project
Activities
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Beyond relief and reconciliation: reinforcing humanitarianism and peacebuilding in a shrinking space
Schiffling, S. (Speaker)
27.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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NOFOMA 2025 Educators' Day
Roussat, C. (Chair of organizing committee) & Schiffling, S. (Chair of organizing committee)
10.06.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of / participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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37th NOFOMA Conference
Schiffling, S. (Attendee)
10.06.2025 → 12.06.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of / participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Humanitarian Logistics: Where Collaboration and Transformation are Matters of Life and Death
Schiffling, S. (Speaker)
20.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Resilienz in einer ungewissen Welt
Schiffling, S. (Speaker)
30.04.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Schiffling, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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Humanitarian Logistics in Gaza
Schiffling, S., Breen, L., Stavropoulou, F. & Phelan, C.
20.10.2023 → 20.07.2025
12 items of Media coverage, 6 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Critical raw materials
Valantasis Kanellos, N. & Schiffling, S.
28.02.2025 → 23.06.2025
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Red Sea transport disruptions
Schiffling, S. & Valantasis Kanellos, N.
10.08.2023 → 13.06.2025
8 items of Media coverage, 4 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Gaza Ceasefire & Humanitarian Logistics
16.01.2025
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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