Humanitarian logistics management in the NGOs Sector in Gaza Strip during (2008-2009)‎ war on Gaza (operation cast lead)‎

Other Title(s)

إدارة الخدمات اللوجستية في المؤسسات غير الحكومية العاملة في قطاع غزة زمن الحرب على غزة (عملية الرصاص المصبوب( في عام (2008-2009)‎

Dissertant

al-Shurafa, Ula Muhammad Rashad

Thesis advisor

Wadi, Rushdi Abd al-Latif Salman

Comitee Members

al-Farra, Majid Muhammad Abd al-Salam
Abu Hamad, Bassam Abd al-Jawad

University

Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Commerce

Department

Department of Business Administration

University Country

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2012

English Abstract

The main objective of this study is to recognize the level of application of Humanitarian Logistics Management in NGO sector in the Gaza Strip during the war on Gaza (Operation Cast Lead) between the period (27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009).

The analytical descriptive method was used as the main tool for reaching the study results; more specifically the humanitarian logistics were analyzed to its main nine steps in any humanitarian supply chain: Preparedness, Assessment, Resource Mobilization – Financial and Human Resources–, Procurement, Transportation, Tracking and Tracing, Stock Asset Management, Extended Point of Delivery and Relief to Beneficiaries.

The study sample included 33 active Palestinian NGOs (22 international and 11 local) working in Gaza Strip in relief projects during Cast Lead Operation (Gaza War); 65 questionnaires were distributed to Logistic officers, Logistic assistant, procurement officers and others.

The main findings of the study were Gaza’s NGOs applied Humanitarian Logistics Management process during Cast Lead Operation by nearly 70.52%, and there is no significant statistical difference among respondents at a significant level (05.0=á) in all the fields of humanitarian logistics management regarding to personal traits (age, gender, education and experience) of the respondents, and there is no significant statistical differences among respondents at significant level (05.0=á) in all the fields of humanitarian logistics management regarding to organizational traits (age, and type) of the NGOs.

The main recommendations of the research were that Gaza NGOs need to take essential actions to develop and improve the humanitarian logistics management applications during any urgent circumstances.

Moreover, NGOs should increase their preparedness and their readiness to face and deal with any disaster, whether natural or manmade, especially in Gaza with the current unstable political situation, by developing a clear and flexible contingency plan to deal with any type of disaster that suits Gaza culture and circumstances.

Detailed and clear procedures in all humanitarian logistics supply chain steps should be set and implemented more actively and quickly.

Main Subjects

Business Administration

Topics

• Management
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Humanitarian assistance
• Palestine
• Gaza Strip

No. of Pages

200

Table of Contents

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-319293