Article

The Value of Fourth-Party Logistics Services in The Humanitarian Supply Chain

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of fourth-party logistics (4PL) services in
a humanitarian supply chain. Furthermore, it shows a framework for a fourth-party humanitarian
logistics concept.
Design/methodology/approach – The research paper presents a framework of fourth-party
humanitarian logistics based on the four core components described by Christopher (2005) which was
evaluated with a nonlinear approach called analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The AHP method
explores qualitative and quantitative decision-making criteria in case of solving multi-attribute and
complex problems. In total, seven experts from academia and practice have contributed to this
research, resulting in a better understanding of the decisive needs of humanitarian supply chain actors
for implementing and integrating a 4PL concept.
Findings – The research shows an increased value for humanitarian supply chain actors of
establishing a 4PL concept. The results present a positive influence of 4PL in complex disasters
environments and provide key drivers for increasing and simplifying collaboration between the
humanitarian supply chain actors.
Research limitations/implications – Future research has to consider different disaster types and
needs to further emphasize the added value for beneficiaries of implementing a 4PL concept in
a humanitarian supply chain environment. Further research should preferably also consider case studies
in order to analyse challenges, drawbacks and benefits of this concept (qualitative and quantitative
factors) in a real-life humanitarian supply chain setting.
Practical implications – The research offers managerial insights into the use of a 4PL concept in the
humanitarian supply chain environment to improve efficiency due to an improved collaboration
between the humanitarian supply chain actors.
Originality/value – The research paper investigates an under-researched topic in the humanitarian
supply chain environment. For humanitarian supply chain actors outsourcing their activities to a 4PL
Journal of Humanitarian Logistics
and Supply Chain Management
Vol. 5 No. 1, 2015
pp. 35-60
©Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2042-6747
DOI 10.1108/JHLSCM-02-2014-0010
Received 17 February 2014
Revised 8 July 2014
30 January 2015
Accepted 4 February 2015
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service provider could secure collaboration, increase service levels as well as efficiency and therefore
create additional value.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management

No. Panggil

ATC LO ABI t

Penerbit

United Kingdom : Emerald Insight., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

29 p

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

2042-6747

Klasifikasi

LO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Vol. 5 Iss 1 pp

Subjek

Humanitarian logistics
Humanitarian Supply Chain
Fourth-party Logistics

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Abidi, Hella

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