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" Humanitarian Aid Supply Chain Decrease a Qualitative Analysis "
Karr, Michael J.
Davis, Robert
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1054243
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TL53360
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Karr, Michael J.
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Humanitarian Aid Supply Chain Decrease a Qualitative Analysis\ Karr, Michael J.Davis, Robert
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Northcentral University
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2020
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Ph.D.
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2020
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218 p.
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The primary contention of this study is as aid organizations pull together to deliver humanitarian aid, different organizational supply chain processes, communications, and technologies leave gaps in the supply chain pipeline resulting in supplies becoming lost or pilfered. The result is tons of humanitarian aid supplies, and hundreds of millions of dollars are lost every year. The research problem in this study focused on understanding why there is a decrease in humanitarian aid getting to its intended recipients. The purpose of the study was to determine how supply chain principles, planning, design, coordination, process, the rule of law, and the use of merger and acquisition logic, impact the decrease in humanitarian aid getting to its intended recipients. The theoretical framework in this study is the collection of the previously mentioned humanitarian supply chain units of analysis. The research methods used included literature reviews, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees data provided volumes of information for this collective case study. Open-ended interviews with the American Red Cross were conducted in person by the researcher. The data collected were analyzed using constant comparative analysis, explanation-building logic in each case, and replication logic to interpret the findings. An in-depth investigation was conducted to explain the decrease in humanitarian aid as it moves through the supply chain pipeline to its intended recipient. The study found the rule of law, information technology, insufficient planning, and coordination theoretically influence the decrease in humanitarian aid reaching the intended recipient. This study contributes to the phenomenological qualitative inquiry by applying it to humanitarian supply chain operations. Suggestions for continued research include; future research on translating United Nations Humanitarian Supply Chain Strategy to tactical concepts and for the development of operational plans. Additionally, future research measuring the impact of the rule of law on humanitarian aid supply chain operations must continue.
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Business administration
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Management
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Operations research
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Davis, Robert
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Northcentral University
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