Building Resilient Supply Chains with Information Systems: Key Lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique During the COVID-19 Crisis
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS - Proceedings
; 1:263-270, 2023.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-20239723
ABSTRACT
This research aims to analyze the resilience of humanitarian supply chains, with a focus on the role of information systems, through a case study of Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique during the COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical research methodology is based on a qualitative study, which includes semi-structured interviews with key actors and operators from the Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and 2021. The paper highlights the crucial and inherent role of information systems on each of the four dimensions of humanitarian supply chain resilience reorganization capacity, collaboration, flexibility, and humanitarian culture. Drawing on recent theoretical works on supply chain resilience as well as empirical results, the paper underscores the importance of information systems and proposes a conceptual model of the relationship between humanitarian supply chain resilience and the role of information systems. The value of this research is linked to its empirical and qualitative study of a Non-Governmental Organization logistics operation during an international crisis, which contributes not only to the literature on resilience, but also provides guidance for managers to target their actions responsively and proactively to enhance resilience over time.. Copyright © 2023 by SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, Lda. Under CC license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Case Studies; Humanitarian Logistics; Information Systems; NGO; Supply Chain Resilience; COVID-19; Information use; Supply chains; Case-studies; Empirical research; Key Actors; Qualitative study; Research methodologies; Role of Information Systems; Semi structured interviews; Supply chain resiliences
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Databases of international organizations
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Scopus
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, ICEIS - Proceedings
Year:
2023
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Article
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