Improving efficiency and effectiveness of operations in humanitarian aid logistics
Lucien Fobi, Akuri (2017)
Lucien Fobi, Akuri
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017120219345
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017120219345
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Humanitarian operations involve preparation, immediate response and reconstruc-tion/recovery. The rising number of humanitarian crises and the limited number of re-sources to address them, means improving operations in humanitarian aid is of paramount importance. The study seeks to investigate the ways to improve the efficiency and effec-tiveness of operations by humanitarian organizations in responding to disaster situations. The study presents a brief background of humanitarian aid in Finland and a detailed over-view of a globally applicable theoretical framework of humanitarian operations.
The study makes use of online questionnaires that were carried out among a wide range of employees and administrative staff members of humanitarian organizations across Finland. Furthermore, face-to-face interviews were conducted with humanitarian logistics experts all in an effort to explore their experiences and understand how humanitarian organizations can improve response in humanitarian aid operations.
The study suggests that the ultimate step to improving an organization`s response is having skilled humanitarian logisticians, a contingency fund to respond before seeking external resources, and coordination as well as ICT tools.
Nevertheless, government bureaucratic machinery and procedures could be a limiting fac-tor for humanitarian organization`s operations.
The study makes use of online questionnaires that were carried out among a wide range of employees and administrative staff members of humanitarian organizations across Finland. Furthermore, face-to-face interviews were conducted with humanitarian logistics experts all in an effort to explore their experiences and understand how humanitarian organizations can improve response in humanitarian aid operations.
The study suggests that the ultimate step to improving an organization`s response is having skilled humanitarian logisticians, a contingency fund to respond before seeking external resources, and coordination as well as ICT tools.
Nevertheless, government bureaucratic machinery and procedures could be a limiting fac-tor for humanitarian organization`s operations.