On the Literature Divergences of the Humanitarian Supply Chain

2015 ◽  
pp. 194-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Baharmand ◽  
Laura Laguna Salvadό ◽  
Tina Comes ◽  
Matthieu Lauras
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

scholarly journals Information-driven Supply Chain During a Catastrophic Event: COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 2516600X2098735
Author(s):  
Mahdi Safa ◽  
Nomita Sharma ◽  
Pamela Zelbst
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Inflection Point ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Supply Chain Risk ◽  
Catastrophic Event ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

We learn painful lessons these days about the hidden weaknesses in the supply chains, while the surge reflects a new inflection point of the COVID-19 outbreak. Healthcare experts, politicians, academics, and supply chain practitioners need to collaborate to build a reform agenda and roadmap for our humanitarian supply chain. This study aims at investigating and assessing risks on the supply chain, especially for health care supplies. The theme of the article is based on the development of an information-driven model to help in the assessment of supply chain risk. An integrative review technique has been used to analyze literature to develop prepositions for the model. The main actors of the model are supply chain preparedness, supply chain risk, supply chain response, and supply chain recovery. The findings identify that timely preparation and assessment of supply chain risk can result in accurate adoption of the practices that can not only reduce supply chain risk but also enhance supply chain recovery during any catastrophic event.

Exploring critical success factors (CSFs) of humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) in flood disaster management (FDM)

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Sakyi Damoah
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Humanitarian Operations ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

PurposeThis study explores the critical success factors (CSFs) in humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) by focussing on flood disaster management (FDM) in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth semi-structured interview and questionnaire surveys in a sequential data collection approach were used to collect data from definitive stakeholders of humanitarian organisations. The data was analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factors analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques.FindingsSeventy-four factors were identified as success factors of HSCM of flood disaster management. However, 41 of these factors were statistically significant and considered as critical. In descending order, these factors relate to management practices, education and training, stakeholder involvement and cooperation, infrastructure, innovation and technology, materials and resources, administrative practices, socio-cultural and economic. Whilst some factors are internal to the humanitarian organisations, others are external factors that are beyond the control of humanitarian organisations.Research limitations/implicationsEven though this study offers empirical results that could guide policymakers in their decision-making about humanitarian operations, care needs to be taken since the data is within one country and within a specific disaster context – hence, policymakers need to consider the local contextual dynamics. Future studies could look at different disasters context to make a comparative analysis of various types of disaster operations.Practical implicationsInstitutions such as World Health Organization, Red Cross organisations and UN seeking to curbs global-warming-related disasters and the reduction of the effects of flood disaster can use findings as a guide during the formulation of HSCM policies and strategies.Originality/valueUnlike previous studies of humanitarian operations that focussed extensively on theoretical expositions, simulations, conceptual frameworks and models, this present study offers empirical evidence of humanitarian operations in the context of SCM. Further, by highlighting on the HSCM CSFs, this study contributes to disaster reduction and their effects on humanity in the context of FDM. This research could be used as guide by governments and FDM organisations to make informed decisions on SCM areas to focus the most during FDM.

scholarly journals A Model for Humanitarian Supply Chain: An Operation Research Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 659-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma.Teodora E. Gutierrez ◽  
Jose Edgar S. Mutuc
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Operation Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

Private–Humanitarian Supply Chain Partnerships on the Silk Road

2011 ◽  
pp. 217-238
Author(s):  
Orla Stapleton ◽  
Lea Stadtler ◽  
Luk Van Wassenhove
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Silk Road ◽  
Supply Chain Partnerships ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain ◽  
The Silk Road

scholarly journals Designing Sustainable Humanitarian Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen S.Y. CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chains ◽  
Humanitarian Operations ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

This is a multidisciplinary study on operationalizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in humanitarian operations through supply chain management methods. It is motivated by the belief that for SDGs to be pursued in humanitarian operations, they need to be contextualized in the idiosyncratic settings and approached systematically. Towards this end, this paper develops and operationalizes a strategic sustainable humanitarian supply chain framework using the design science approach. The study starts with analyzing the humanitarian operations characteristics and identifying the critical supply chain capabilities required for sustainable operations. It then re-conceptualizes sustainability in the humanitarian context and proposes a formula of sustainability performance in humanitarian operations. After that, the humanitarian supply chain structural components are delineated and decomposed into operational elements in order to identify the configurations that lead to optimal sustainability performance. The findings then converge into a framework to enable the identification of context-contingent sustainable supply chain strategies in humanitarian operations. This paper makes three contributions to SDG research: 1) it contextualizes sustainability in the humanitarian setting through postulating the concept and formula of net sustainability value as the single bottom line in humanitarian operations; 2) it increases operationality of SDGs in the humanitarian sector through the design of a strategic framework for sustainable humanitarian supply chains; and 3) it increases the interdisciplinarity of SDG research by using a generic supply chain framework that can be applied to integrate multilevel multidisciplinary sustainability studies.

scholarly journals Assessing the role of industry 4.0 for enhancing swift trust and coordination in humanitarian supply chain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Shayganmehr ◽  
Shivam Gupta ◽  
Issam Laguir ◽  
Rebecca Stekelorum ◽  
Ajay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Swift Trust ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain
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