The Effect of Humanitarian Supply Chain Management Practices on Emergency Responses: Ethiopian Public Health Institute
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2024-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of humanitarian supply chain management (SCM) practices on emergency response, focusing on the case of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI). As we know humanitarian supply chain is very complex and challenging process that requires care full preparedness by logistics capacity and capability. However, there are limited evidences on the factors that affect public health emergency response in developing countries especially in Ethiopia. The researcher adapted explanatory research approach, by examining eight independent variables. The research methodology was quantitative research and a questionnaire was used for data collection. The study conducted at Ethiopian public health institute. Data was coded and entered in to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 and Descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation, frequency, graphs and inferential statistical like multiple linear regression techniques were employed. The reliability is checked by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of all dependent and independent variables are greater than 0.70 confirming acceptable. The study was used a conceptual framework which identifies eight key dimensions of humanitarian SCM practices: capacity building, Need assessment, procurement management, warehousing management, Inventory management, distribution management, fleet management, and reverse logistics management and their effect on emergency of EPHI.
The study used census method approach of sample size determination with study’s sample size of 154. With doing so, the researcher, used closed ended 5point likert scale questioner for data collection. The result of the research revealed that the humanitarian supply chain management practices were moderately practiced in EPHI and from the eight independent variables three of them (distribution management, inventory management and capacity building) were statistically significant and positive effect on its emergency response. The researcher further recommended, focusing on the perspectives of coordination and collaboration with donors, strategic supplier partnership practices, and information sharing practices.
Key Words: Humanitarian, supply chain management. Needs assessment, capacity building, procurement, warehouse, inventory, and distribution, fleet and reverse logistics