Kunz, Nathanvan Wassenhove, Luk NoelBesiou, MariaHambye, ChristopheKovacs, Gyöngyi2017-12-082017-12-082017Kunz , N , van Wassenhove , L N , Besiou , M , Hambye , C & Kovacs , G 2017 , ' Relevance of humanitarian logistics research: Best practices and way forward ' , International Journal of Operations & Production Management , vol. 37 , no. 11 , pp. 1585-1599 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2016-0202PURE: 7071168PURE UUID: 0f0fa474-de59-4c59-a7a8-818fd7de016eORCID: /0000-0003-0569-6417/work/94581629Scopus: 85043305732http://hdl.handle.net/10227/172020Purpose This paper is based on a panel discussion at EurOMA 2015. We identify a number of barriers to relevant research in humanitarian logistics. We propose a charter of 10 rules for conducting relevant humanitarian research. Design/methodology/approach We use operations management literature to identify best practices for doing research with practice. We compile, condense and interpret opinions expressed by three academics and one practitioner at the panel discussion, and illustrate them through quotes. Findings The increasing volume of papers published in the humanitarian logistics literature has not led to a proportional impact on practice. We identify a number of reasons for this, such as poor problem definition, difficult access to data or lack of contextualization. We propose a charter of 10 rules that have the potential to make humanitarian logistics research more relevant for practice. Practical implications By developing best practices for doing relevant research in humanitarian logistics, this paper enables the academic community and practice to better work together on relevant and impactful research projects. Academic knowledge combined with practice inspired problems has the potential to generate significant improvements to humanitarian practice. Originality/value This paper is the first to address the problem of relevance of humanitarian logistics research. It is also one of the few papers involving a practitioner to discuss practical relevance of research. Through this unique approach, it is hoped that this paper provides a set of particularly helpful recommendations for researchers studying humanitarian logistics.27enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess512 Business and ManagementHumanitarian logisticsRelevanceResearch with practiceKOTA2017PREM2017_120 - Not open access1 - Self archivedhttps://helda.helsinki.fi/dhanken/handle/123456789/1697661- Minst en av författarna har en utländsk affiliation1- Publicerad utomlands0- Ingen affiliation med ett företagArticleopenAccess