A commentary on agility in humanitarian aid supply chains

Oloruntoba, Richard; Kovács, Gyöngyi

doi:10.1108/scm-06-2015-0244

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“…The findings of L'Hermitte, Bowles, Tatham, and Brooks () and Oloruntoba and Kovács () are also validated, that is, agility positively influences the performance of HSC. The results of this study validate the results of other researchers (Blome, Schoenherr, & Eckstein, ; Gligor, Holcomb, & Stank, ; Whitten et al, ).…”

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confidence: 69%

Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

Kabra¹,

Ramesh²

2016

Risk, Hazards &Amp; Crisis in Public Policy

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The increase in the occurrence of natural disasters worldwide is of growing concern for the social and economic development of the countries involved. Disasters are unavoidable but actions can be taken to mitigate the impact of disaster on the country concerned. The efficiency of disaster relief operations cannot be enhanced as a whole; the organizations involved in the process of disaster management process should adjust, modify and reconfigure their supply chains in order to improve the performance of the humanitarian supply chain (HSC). Empirical research into the context of HSC which explores the relationship between critical factors to humanitarian supply chain management performance is often limited. Hence, this study aims to investigate the relationships among information technology (IT) utilization, mutual trust, agility, flexibility, adaptability, and performance in the context of the humanitarian supply chain. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from the respondents involved in the relief operations of the disaster that occurred in Uttarakhand (a Northern state in India) on June 13, 2013 to test the aforementioned relationship. This study indicates that the agility and flexibility of the organizations involved in a HSC are associated with the utilization of IT, which in turn is associated with the performance.

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confidence: 69%

Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

Kabra¹,

Ramesh²

2016

Risk, Hazards &Amp; Crisis in Public Policy

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“…References in the second column represent example papers on each strategy type and how the construct has been operationalized in the humanitarian context. (Ertem et al, 2010); asset transfer mechanism (Bhattacharya et al 2013); dual sourcing (Iakovou et al, 2013); flexible sourcing (Day, 2014); buttressing supply chains (Sodhi and Tang, 2014); adaptive entity capacity (Day, 2014); armslength and transactional (Oloruntoba and Kovács, 2015) Flexible supply contracts Flexible order quantities (Lodree, 2011); framework agreements (Balcik and Ak, 2013); option contract (Wang et al 2015) Flexible transportation Operational mix for fleet (Besiou et al 2014) Information sharing Demand signal visibility (Day et al 2012 (Kunz et al 2015) ; temporary fleet hubs (Stauffer et al 2015); distribution warehouses (Hong et al 2015) We did not identify any papers that provided an overview of or framework for a set of strategies. Papers did not describe any strategy in great depth, nor was there anything related to which strategies handle which types of risk.…”

Section: Humanitarian Supply Chain Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Humanitarian supply chain strategies – a review of how actors mitigate supply chain risks

Jahre

2017

JHLSCM

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Purpose of this paper This paper links humanitarian logistics (HL) and supply chain risk management (SCRM) to provide an understanding of risk mitigation strategies that humanitarian organizations use, or could use, to improve their logistics preparedness. Design/methodology/approachBased on systematic reviews of strategies in SCRM and supply chain strategies (SCS) in HL literature, a framework is developed and used to review published case studies in HL. FindingsThe study finds that humanitarian actors use a number of the strategies proposed in the framework, particularly those related to strategic stocks, postponement, and collaboration. Strategies related to sourcing and procurement, however, especially those on supplier relationships, seem to be lacking in both research and practice. Research limitationsThe study is based on secondary data and could be further developed through case studies based on primary data. Future studies should explore the generalizability of the findings. Practical implicationsPractitioners can use the framework to identify potential new SCS and how strategies can be combined. Findings can help them to understand the abnormal risks of main concern, how they may impact normal risks, and provide ideas on how to tackle trade-offs between different risks. Societal implicationsThe results can support improvements in humanitarian supply chains, which will provide affected people with rapid, cost-efficient, and better-adapted responses.What is original/value of paper The paper connects SCRM and HL to develop a framework and suggest propositions on how humanitarian actors can mitigate supply chain risks. Questioning the focus on strategic stock it suggests complementary or alternative strategies for improving logistics preparedness.

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“…The difference between a firm's supply chain and the humanitarian supply chains is that the latter is more unstable (Oloruntoba and Kovács, 2015) and unpredictable (Van Wassenhove, 2006) and therefore more collaboration is needed. This has enhanced the challenge of the management of humanitarian supply chains.…”

Section: Public Private Collaboration: An Humanitarian Examplementioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration in Supply Chain Management

Banomyong

2018

International Transport Forum Discussion Papers

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ITF Discussion Papers make economic research, commissioned or carried out in-house at ITF, available to researchers and practitioners. They describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the ITF works. Any findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Transport Forum or the OECD. Neither the OECD, ITF nor the authors guarantee the accuracy of any data or other information contained in this publication and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. Comments on Discussion Papers are welcome.

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A commentary on agility in humanitarian aid supply chains

Cited by 80 publications

References 77 publications

Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

Information Technology, Mutual Trust, Flexibility, Agility, Adaptability: Understanding Their Linkages and Impact on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Performance

Humanitarian supply chain strategies – a review of how actors mitigate supply chain risks

Collaboration in Supply Chain Management

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