DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE HUMANITARIAN SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM WITHIN SECURITY CRISIS: A CASE STUDY OF HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA

Abstract

Some trends which made supply chains more efficient and effective were identified to also increased the vulnerability of supply chains to various disruptions as they become part of a highly dependent network. This study examined the determinants of an effective humanitarian supply chain system within a security crisis, a case study of humanitarian activities in Maiduguri, Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to select about 50 humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in crisis prone areas of Borno State. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on socio-economic characteristics, type of NGO, average cost of humanitarian supply chain and average number of staff of humanitarian supply chain. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Logistic Regression Model (LRM). Results revealed that 76% humanitarian organizations have outlined procedure before they could acquire any premise for their duties, it was also observed that 90.0% of the respondents have guidelines for the flow of persons within organization’s premises, 84.0% of humanitarian actors have marked parts as safety and assembly areas, and 96% of the respondents separated their loading and cargo area from parking area of private vehicles. LRM revealed that years spent in school significantly (β = 0.3, p<0.10) affected the effective humanitarian supply chain. The study concluded that years spent in school of the humanitarian supply chain actors was a major significant determinant of the effective supply chain system in Maiduguri. It is therefore recommended that officers in humanitarian organizations should be adequately educated and trained.