Modelling performance measurement barriers of humanitarian supply chain
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 12 October 2020
Issue publication date: 2 November 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Humanitarian supply chain (HSC) has been constantly challenged with multiple issues due to the complex dynamics of the disaster. These issues are inevitable and interrelated. The issues produce undesirable cascading effects that make performance measurement complicated. This paper aims to identify and model the critical barriers in the HSC.
Design/methodology/approach
The study identifies 17 barriers through the relevant literature and interviews with the stakeholders related to humanitarian organization (HO) in the developing economy. The barriers have been identified from strategic, technological, organizational, economic and operational point of view. Further, the barriers were ranked based on the degree of influence using the grey analytic network process (ANP) approach. The interrelationship among the influential barriers is established through modified total interpretive structural modelling (mTISM). To analyse and demonstrate the iterative consensus among the stakeholders, kappa statistics was adopted.
Findings
The barriers have been ranked to determine their extent of influence and modelled to reveal the interrelationship among them. The issues concerned with skills of personnel are the most influential barrier. Other three critical barriers identified are: chaotic operative environment, conflicting objectives of HO and lack of funding for information technology (IT) infrastructure. Appropriate funds need to be allocated towards IT infrastructure and personnel training.
Originality/value
Both quantitative and qualitative performance measurement frameworks had been proposed earlier for HSC. However, limited literature addresses the implementation issues with the available frameworks. This study advances the knowledge on performance measurement barriers of HSC and develops a functional description to identify the critical role of performance measurement in HOs. The study proposes a new version of the interpretive structure modelling, using mTISM technique, to determine the contextual interactions between various HSC performance measurement barriers.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would also like to thank the kind reviewers and research committee of Department of Management Studies (DMS), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) for their financial and technical support.
Citation
Patil, A., Shardeo, V. and Madaan, J. (2021), "Modelling performance measurement barriers of humanitarian supply chain", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 70 No. 8, pp. 1972-2000. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-01-2020-0031
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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