Factors Affecting The Performance Of Humanitarian Logistics The Case Of Irc Ethiopia

A well-managed and effective logistics is central to any disaster response. Humanitarianrnlogistics is the back bone of any emergency support and plays key roles in rendering relief aidrnservices to the disaster affected people yet it is challenged by various factors. Previous studiesrnundergone content analysis and identified four major factors and suggested case studies andrnsurvey methodologies in order to learn the statistical effect of these factors on performance ofrnhumanitarian logistics. Accordingly, this study is the first to combine internal & external factorsrntogether and examine their effects using survey data analyzed through empirical study andrnidentified seven statistically significant variables both from internal & external factors. Thernfactors are listed in descending order from highest to lowest as: donors’ funds, environmentalrnsituational factors, professional staff, infrastructure situational factors, socioeconomicrnsituational factors, Institutional learning and government situational factors. Moreover, so far,rnthese variables were not investigated in the IRC Ethiopia context and hence this study is the firstrnand the original in the case of this organization. Based on the findings it was recommended thatrnIRC Ethiopia to consider: allocating adequate funds for long term logistics infrastructures andrnsystems as well as for long term disaster preparedness, prepare for challenges of rain seasonrntransportation through heavy duty four wheel drive trucks or liaising with partner organizationrnwhich have air plane facilities , increase capacity of logisticians through secondment andrnadvanced field training, continue investing on backups for utilities, changing view of suppliersrnfrom transactional to collaborative, increasing partnership with the government both at regionalrnand federal level and make records of failure or success stories of past logistics experiences andrnperformances. Finally, this study has filled to important research gaps:rn The empirical methodological gap that previous studies have failed but suggested to, andrn Assessment of the current situation in the effect of logistics performance and itsrnassociated factors at IRC Ethiopia.rnKey words: humanitarian logistics, internal factors, external factors, performance ofrnhumanitarian logistics

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