Busha Temesegen(PhD)Dagne Legesse2025-08-022025-08-022024-09https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6011This study aimed to analyze the effect of logistics activities on disaster responsiveness in Oxfam in Ethiopia. To analyze the effect, the study applied descriptive and explanatory research designs with quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Questionnaire and interview were the primary data gathering tools and 157 questionnaires were filled by Oxfam in Ethiopia employees using census. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics, such as mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including correlation and regression analysis with the help of SPSS (version, 21). The research finding revealed that, logistics activities of Oxfam in Ethiopia including transportation, warehouse and inventory management moderately impacted on disaster responsiveness. The descriptive finding indicated that, logistics activities of Oxfam in Ethiopia were quite good and positively contributed for the intervention of disaster responsiveness. Also, the correlation and regression finding revealed that, there was a positive and moderate association between logistics activities and disaster responsiveness. Particularly, inventory was statistically positive and strong effects on disaster responsiveness with the highest Beta value of 0.348 while transportation and warehousing had statistically moderate significant effects on disaster responsiveness with beta value (B=0.324 and 0.241) respectively. However, being disaster logistics is a lifeline in humanitarian operations; access issues (to transport materials), urgency, limited resources (vehicles concentrated in non-operational area) and lack of sufficient facilities (warehouse) has somehow limited Oxfam in Ethiopia disaster response capability. As a result, Oxfam Ethiopia used the comparative advantage above properly and improves the positive impacts of inventory, transportation and warehousing to facilitate disaster responsiveness and reduced the above challenges to maximize the speed, resource allocation and effectiveness of disaster responsiveness. Key words: inventory, transportation and warehousing and disaster responsivenessen-USThesis