INFLUENCING FACTORS IN EMERGENCY/HUMANITARIAN SUPPLY CHAIN FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Purpose Natural disasters affect any country on a large scale. After the occurrence ofany natural or emergency situations, the operational strategies in which the concerned department contributes to coping up with the situation are critical to developing the effective supply chain for disaster management. A major focus of the researcher is to highlight the issues which are created to accommodate the victims in case of emergency and disaster occurred in Pakistan. Natural disasters cannot be prevented but their negative impacts can be overcome and reduced by adopting sufficient logistics strategies. organizational inference. The major This study will be designed to contribute to concern ofthe study is to find answers to address the basic problem and their possible solutions, an such as to know the impact of professional growth on an emergency supply chain management and to specify effects by administrative conflicts on disaster management. Furthermore, to get a more vivid picture ofthe situation, the impact of corruption and political biasness in disaster management will also be investigated. Methodology & Design The current research work is to focus on humanitarian logistics during an emergency in a supply chain industry. A mixed-method in Pakistan and also study the cogapproach will be used to conduct the study. For secondary data, the relevant literature will be collected through authentic resources. To get primary data, a closed-ended questionnaire will be developed and distributed to 50 participants to investigate the purpose. Findings The findings shows different factors which directly effects the humanitarian supply chain management such as ; management role , lack of unified system , lack of resources , behavioral problems in employees, political biasness and many more. Limitations The study is limited in nature as it primarily focused on a small population and other financial and time constraints also made it limited so it cannot be generalized over the whole scenario. Recommendation This study offers a unified and unique system which will aim to appoint the passionate people who are willing to serve with devotion, adopt new strategies and effective planning without any personal lust or biasness.