Building Resilient Supply Chains with Information Systems: Key Lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique During the COVID-19 Crisis
Résumé
This research aims to analyze the resilience of humanitarian supply chains, with a focus on the role of
information systems, through a case study of Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique during the COVID-19
pandemic. The empirical research methodology is based on a qualitative study, which includes semistructured
interviews with key actors and operators from the Médecins Sans Frontières Logistique during
the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and 2021. The paper highlights the crucial and inherent role of information
systems on each of the four dimensions of humanitarian supply chain resilience: reorganization capacity,
collaboration, flexibility, and humanitarian culture. Drawing on recent theoretical works on supply chain
resilience as well as empirical results, the paper underscores the importance of information systems and
proposes a conceptual model of the relationship between humanitarian supply chain resilience and the role
of information systems. The value of this research is linked to its empirical and qualitative study of a Non-
Governmental Organization logistics operation during an international crisis, which contributes not only to
the literature on resilience, but also provides guidance for managers to target their actions responsively and
proactively to enhance resilience over time.
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