Localisation of logistics preparedness in international humanitarian organisations

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Lina Frennesson, J. Kembro, Harwin de Vries, L. V. Van Wassenhove, Marianne Jahre
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PurposeTo meet the rising global needs, the humanitarian community has signed off on making a strategic change toward more localisation, which commonly refers to the empowerment of national and local actors in humanitarian assistance. However, to this date, actual initiatives for localisation are rare. To enhance understanding of the phenomenon, the authors explore localisation of logistics preparedness capacities and obstacles to its implementation. The authors particularly take the perspective of the international humanitarian organisation (IHO) community as they are expected to implement the localisation strategy.Design/methodology/approachA phenomenon-driven, exploratory and qualitative study was conducted. Data collection included in-depth interviews with 28 experienced humanitarian professionals.FindingsThe findings showed the ambiguity inherent in the localisation strategy with largely different views on four important dimensions. Particularly, the interviewees differ about strengthening external actors or internal national/local offices. The resulting framework visualises the gap between strategy formulation and implementation, which forms major obstacles to the localisation aims.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is required to support the advancement of localisation of logistics preparedness capacities. Important aspects for future research include triangulation of results, other stakeholder perspectives and the influence of context.Practical implicationsThe authors add to the important debate surrounding localisation by offering remedies to overcoming obstacles to strategy implementation. Further, the authors’ proposed framework offers a language to precisely describe the ways in which IHOs (should) view localisation of logistics preparedness capacities and its operationalisation.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first academic article on localisation within the humanitarian logistics context.
国际人道主义组织的后勤准备本地化
为了满足日益增长的全球需求,人道主义界已经签署了一项战略变革,即向更加本地化的方向发展,这通常指的是在人道主义援助中赋予国家和地方行动者权力。然而,到目前为止,真正的本土化举措还很少。为了加强对这一现象的理解,作者探讨了物流准备能力的本地化及其实施的障碍。作者特别采取了国际人道主义组织(IHO)社区的观点,因为他们被期望实施本地化战略。设计/方法/方法进行了一项现象驱动、探索性和定性的研究。数据收集包括对28名经验丰富的人道主义专业人员进行深入访谈。研究结果表明,本地化策略固有的模糊性,在四个重要方面存在很大的不同观点。特别是,受访者在加强外部行动者或内部国家/地方办事处方面存在分歧。由此产生的框架将战略制定与实施之间的差距可视化,这对本地化目标构成了主要障碍。研究限制/影响需要进一步的研究来支持物流准备能力本地化的进步。未来研究的重要方面包括结果的三角测量,其他利益相关者的观点和背景的影响。实际意义通过提供克服战略实施障碍的补救措施,作者增加了围绕本地化的重要辩论。此外,作者提出的框架提供了一种语言来精确描述iho(应该)看待物流准备能力本地化及其运作的方式。原创性/价值据作者所知,这篇论文是第一篇关于人道主义物流背景下本地化的学术文章。
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CiteScore
6.40
自引率
20.00%
发文量
20
期刊介绍: The Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM) is targeted at academics and practitioners in humanitarian public and private sector organizations working on all aspects of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. The journal promotes the exchange of knowledge, experience and new ideas between researchers and practitioners and encourages a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional approach to the resolution of problems and exploitations of opportunities within humanitarian supply chains. Contributions are encouraged from diverse disciplines (logistics, operations management, process engineering, health care, geography, management science, information technology, ethics, corporate social responsibility, disaster management, development aid, public policy) but need to have a logistics and/or supply chain focus. JHLSCM publishes state of the art research, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, in the field of humanitarian and development aid logistics and supply chain management.
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