Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20230425000568

Humanitarian Supply Chain Agility: A Blockchain Integration Perspective

Yinhong Dong ; School of Public Administration, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China
Le Song ; HNU-ASU Joint International Tourism College, Hainan University, 570100, Haikou, Hainan, P. R. China
Lili Fu ; Business College, Beijing Union University, 100025, Beijing P. R. China *
Guo Zhang ; School of Mathematics and Statistics, Central China Normal University & Hubei, Key Laboratory of Mathematical Sciences

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

The requirement to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian aid has recently received increased attention. Even though some literature has acknowledged the key factors to success for humanitarian supply chain, such as cooperation, information sharing, resilience, how to create an agility supply chain in the disaster context has not been studied. To address this theory and practical gap, we construct the characteristic elements of the blockchain and propose a theoretical model to empirically study the impact of blockchain technology on humanitarian supply chain agility. Primary data are collected from 300 participants who work for Chinese humanitarian organizations. Blockchain technology further improves the agility of humanitarian supply chains through trust. All hypotheses are confirmed, with the transparency having the greatest impact on the humanitarian supply chain agility. Our study provides theoretical and empirical basis for further research on the humanitarian supply chain flexibility. We also note the limitations of our study and offer future research direction.

Keywords

blockchain technology; humanitarian supply chain; transparency; trust

Hrčak ID:

320402

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/320402

Publication date:

31.8.2024.

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