Digitalization for Fast, Fair, and Safe Humanitarian Logistics

Muhammad Khan, Marwan Khan, Abbas Ali, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ihsan Ullah and Muhammad Iqbal
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Muhammad Khan: Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
Marwan Khan: Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
Abbas Ali: Business and Legal Studies Department, University of Siena Italy, 53100 Siena, Italy
Muhammad Imran Khan: Business and Legal Studies Department, University of Siena Italy, 53100 Siena, Italy
Ihsan Ullah: Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal: Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

Logistics, 2022, vol. 6, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Background: Mismanagement in disaster relief operations (DROs) has created a requirement for fast, fair, and safe humanitarian logistics (HL). The deployment of digital solutions in DROs is supported by humanitarian organizations (HOs) as well as recent research; therefore, the key purpose of this article is to investigate the impact of digitalization for fast, fair, and safe HL in DROs. Methods: Primary empirical data were acquired from 449 disaster relief workers (DRWs) via questionnaires and by employing the snowball sampling methodology and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in SmartPLS 3. Results: The result of this study indicates that fast, fair, and safe HL is crucial because it can save people’s lives and reduce suffering, and it achieves long-term sustainable development. The findings of the study could be beneficial to all catastrophe risk-management stakeholders as they look for ways to help victims. In addition, the ultimate beneficiaries of digitalized and effective HL will be all of society, notably disaster victims. Conclusions: By implementing proper technologies in DROs, the afflicted may receive needed resources on time, which can save many lives. The utility of the proposed variables is promoting awareness about HL in a fast, fair, and safe manner, and we discuss implications, limitations, and future research. The research adds to the literature by presenting the first quantitative evidence assessing the independent role of digitalization in generating fast, fair, and safe HL from one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.

Keywords: humanitarian logistics (HL); disaster relief operations (DROs); digitalization; transparency; PLS-SEM; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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