- Title
- The effects of supply chain cooperation on humanitarian relief operations: A case of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe
- Creator
- Chari, Felix
- Creator
- Muzinda, Ozwell
- Creator
- Novukela, Cawe
- Creator
- Ngcamu, Bethuel S.
- Subject
- Cyclone damage Business logistics Article
- Date Issued
- 2021
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/7155
- Identifier
- vital:53076
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.4102/jtscm.v15i0.532"
- Description
- Background: The increased frequency of occurrence and complexity of disasters, the world over, have called for increased cooperation amongst stakeholders to deliver humanitarian aid. Objectives: This study came as a result of the growing interest focussed on creating and implementing cooperation to facilitate management of supply chain-related activities in the humanitarian sector. This study therefore sought to gain a better understanding of the effectiveness of supply chain cooperation in aid delivery performance variables, specifically in the context of Cyclone Idai humanitarian relief operations in Zimbabwe. Method: A pragmatic research paradigm was adopted, where the researchers took a mixed approach informed by both quantitative and qualitative research tools. Results: Findings of this study show a significant and positive impact of humanitarian supply chain (HSC) cooperation in achieving output, resource and flexibility performance in the delivery of aid. These findings will change the shape of humanitarian response to have more cooperation amongst organisations rather than responding as single entities. Conclusion: This study will therefore contribute to how humanitarian organisations improve their approach to future disasters through cooperation in their supply chain activities. Theoretically, the study will show how supply chain cooperation is key to humanitarian responses, thus improving effectiveness of HSC when put into practice. Policymakers can use these findings to develop a standard framework of how humanitarian organisations should collectively respond to disasters. Keywords: cyclone; humanitarian logistics; relief operations; supply chain; supply chain cooperation.
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (10 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- AOSIS
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
- Relation
- Chari, F., Muzinda, O., Novukela, C. and Ngcamu, B.S., 2021, ‘The effects of supply chain cooperation on humanitarian relief operations: A case of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe’, Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management 15(0), a532. https://doi.org/10.4102/jtscm.v15i0.532
- Relation
- Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management volume 44 number 1 p.1 Mar 2021 1995-5235
- Rights
- © 2021. The Authors
- Rights
- . This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License
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