Procurement in humanitarian organizations: Body of knowledge and practitioner's challenges

Mohammad Moshtari; Nezih Altay; Jussi Heikkilä; Paulo Goncalves

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.108017

Procurement in humanitarian organizations: Body of knowledge and practitioner's challenges

Mohammad Moshtari
, Nezih Altay
, Jussi Heikkilä
, Paulo Goncalves

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The procurement of products and services is a critical and challenging process for humanitarian organizations (HOs), accounting for approximately 65% of the costs of relief operations. Despite its importance, procurement in humanitarian operations remains under examined. This study reviews 51 scholarly articles related to procurement in the context of humanitarian operations and analyzes them from multiple angles: specific procurement tasks, key problems/research questions, data sought, and methods used. We complement the insights from the literature review with those from a set of interviews of humanitarian practitioners and HO suppliers of products and services. This allows us to shed light into real practices of humanitarian procurement, and the critical challenges and dilemmas they face. Our dual lens combining an academic and practical perspective also suggests possible research avenues for future studies. The paper provides insights for researchers studying procurement within humanitarian operations.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Artikkeli	108017
Sivumäärä	15
Julkaisu	International Journal of Production Economics
Vuosikerta	233
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.108017
Tila	Julkaistu - 2021
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A2 Katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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The authors thank Peter Kelle, and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments which helped to signiﬁcantly improve the paper. Special thanks go to practitioners and managers at humanitarian organizations and businesses who offered their time and thoughts throughout the data collection. In addition, the authors appreciate and thank the Academy of Finland (Grant No: 332921 ) for supporting this research.

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Yleinen liiketoiminta, johto ja kirjanpito
Economics and Econometrics
Management Science and Operations Research
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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