Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Humanitarian Logistics Performance: International Medical Corps Ethiopia.
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2020-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Humanitarian Logistics is a very important cluster of activities during emergencies due to natural or
man-made disasters in an effort to prevent loss of lives and property. However, the subject is not well
researched compared to the business logistics in profit making organizations where profit is their
main reason of existence. The main objective of this study was to assess the practices, identify factors
affecting the humanitarian logistics performance and measure the performance of a selected nonprofit making international organization, International medical corps Ethiopia and try to contribute
to the research family in the field. The main research design applied for the research was a descriptive
and explanatory type of research design. This study is to combine the practice, internal & external
factors together and examine their effects using survey data analyzed through empirical study and
identified seven statistically significant variables both from internal & external factors. Descending
from highest to lowest per their significance level factors are listed as: lack of collaboration, adequate
donor funding, infrastructural situational factor, un availability professional staff, government
situational factors, and Measuring the performance of humanitarian logistics and lack of recognition
of logistics. Moreover, so far, these variables were not investigated in the international medical corps
Ethiopia context and hence this study is the first and the original in the case of this organization.
Finally, this study has filled to important research gaps: the empirical methodological gap that
previous studies have failed but suggested to, and Assessment of the current situation in the effect of
logistics performance and its associated factors at international medical corps Ethiopia.
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Humanitarian,, logistics, factors, disaster, supply