Disaster Logistics and Humanitarian Aid: A Literature Review and Analysis

QUESTION

An introduction discussing gaps in the literature, how this study will help fill some of those gaps, and justification for the theory or model to be used in study;

A summary of the theory or model to be used in the study, including a diagram of the model if appropriate; and

A statement of hypotheses to be tested or argument.

Research Design/Methodology: Describes how the student will test the hypothesis and carry out their analysis. This section describes the data to be used to test the hypothesis, how the student will operationalize and collect data on their variables, and the analytic methods that to be used, noting potential biases and limitations to the research approach. Research design and methodology vary according to the discipline but often include the following components:

Identification and operationalization (measurement) of variables;

A sampling plan (i.e., study population and sampling procedures, if appropriate); •

Justification of case studies used;

Data collection/sources (secondary literature, archives, interviews, surveys, etc.); •

A summary of analysis procedures (pattern-matching, etc.); and

The limitations of study and bias discussion.

Findings/Results/Discussion: This section describes the results of the study. Keep in mind that the “results” are the direct observations of the research (data), while the “discussion” is the interpretation and analysis of the results and research. The Results and Discussion may be presented as separate sections. The Results and Discussion should include, as appropriate:

Results, including tables, graphs, statistics;

Significance and interpretation of the results;

Discussion of results as they relate to thesis statement/research question;

Discussion of results as it relates to the theoretical framework/approach; and •

Directions for future research.

Reference List: References the works the student has cited (direct quotes or paraphrases) in the text. This list must be formatted according to the school’s prescribed style guide.

ANSWER

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The research will be conducted through a literature review of relevant disaster management as well as logistics information sources (Orcher, 2016).  Since humanitarian aid and disaster, logistics go together, as all the operations of humanitarian aid are made up of logistics operations, information sources on humanitarian aid will also be reviewed.  Various recommendations for solving the identified problems will be provided and discussed.

DATA COLLECTION

Several news articles, disaster reports, disaster management books, reports of aid organizations, and disaster management publications will be reviewed to acquire information on disaster logistics and their importance.

DATA ANALYSIS

Selected literature material will be analyzed to understand what logistics in the field of disaster management entail, the various parties involved in logistics, the various challenges that the logistics providers face, the logistics lessons from past disasters, and what improvements may be done to ensure effective disaster logistics.