Cross-sector humanitarian–business partnerships in managing humanitarian logistics: an empirical verification

Figures & data

Figure 1. The dimensions of the operationalisation of humanitarian–business partnerships in humanitarian logistics.

Figure 2. Sampling procedure.

Table 1. Coding scheme.

Dimension	Categories
(1) Type of resources contributed	Financial
	Non-Financial
(2) Number of participant	Single humanitarian organisation-single business corporation
	Single humanitarian organisation-multiple business corporation
	Multiple humanitarian organisation-single business corporation
	Multiple humanitarian organisation-multiple business corporation
(3) Type of disaster	Natural disaster
	Man-made disaster
(4) Phase of relief operation	Mitigation and preparedness
	Response
	Reconstruction
(5) Type of logistics activities	Primary activities
	Secondary activities
(6) Type of supply chain coordination	Vertical
	Horizontal
(7) Financial arrangement	Non-profit/philanthropic
	Business oriented
(8) Geographic coverage	Local
	National
	Regional/international

Table 2. Results.

Dimension	Frequency	%
Type of resource allocated
Type of resources
Only cash	45	33.6
Only products	10	7.5
Only services	29	21.6
Cash and products	13	9.7
Cash and services	9	6.7
Products and services	4	3.0
Cash, products, and services	24	17.9
Total	134	100.0
Number of resources allocated
Partnerships only allocated 1 type of resources	83	61.9
Partnerships provide more than 1 type of resources	51	38.1
Total	134	100.0
Number of participants
Single humanitarian organisation-single business corporation	129	96.3
Single humanitarian organisation-multiple business corporations	4	3.0
Multiple humanitarian organisations-single business corporation	1	0.7
Multiple humanitarian organisations-multiple business corporations	0	0.0
Total	134	100.0
Type of disaster
Emergency response/natural disaster	40	29.9
Emergency response/natural disaster, Slow onset	39	29.1
Slow onset (no specification)	12	9.0
n.a	43	32.1
Total	134	100.0
Phase of relief operation (only for partnerships that operate in natural disasters)
Phase
Only preparedness	0	0.0
Only response	63	79.7
Only reconstruction	0	0.0
Preparedness, implementation	12	15.2
Preparedness, implementation, reconstruction	4	5.1
Total	79	100.0
Number of phases
Partnerships operate only in one phase of relief operation	63	79.7
Partnerships operate multiple phases of relief operation	16	20.3
Total	79	100.0
Logistics activities (only for partnerships that involve in the delivery of products and services)
Combination of logistics activities
Only product availability	44	49.4
Product availability, transportation	1	1.1
Product availability, IT	1	1.1
Product availability, HR capacity	6	6.7
Inventory management, transportation	1	1.1
Inventory management, transportation, IT	2	2.2
Inventory management, IT	1	1.1
Inventory management, transportation, HR capacity	2	2.2
Only transportation	16	18.0
Only IT	8	9.0
IT, HR capacity	4	4.5
Only HR capacity	2	2.2
HR capacity, procurement support	1	1.1
Total	89	100.0
Number of logistics activities
Partnerships deliver 1 type of logistics activities	70	78.7
Partnerships deliver more than1 type of logistics activities	19	21.3
Total	89	100.0
Type of supply chain collaboration
Only vertical	68	50.7
Only horizontal	29	21.6
Vertical and horizontal	37	27.6
Total	134	100.0
Financial agreement
Charity/philanthropy	134	100.0
Business	0	0.0
Total	134	100.0
Coverage
International/regional	134	100.0
Local	0	0.0
Total	134	100.0