The determinants of food aid humanitarian transportation by employing DEMATEL approach

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This study aims to impact of procurement on the transportation of food supply in humanitarian missions. Improvements in food aid transportation resulting from a specific procurement decision are also investigated. In this context, the approaches of local and global procurement, and the use of pre-positioned stock are analyzed in relation to the four criteria: transportation time, transportation costs, transportation capacity, and food loss and waste. The results revealed that transportation time is the most important component in the transportation of food aid in all situations. It belongs to the cause group, which has a significant impact on the effect group's requirements. Furthermore, transit time is inextricably linked to transportation costs and has a continuous impact on food loss and wastage. Apart from that, transportation costs record a high degree of overall influence throughout the whole analysis. Food loss and wastage is mostly rated as effect criterion, having the lowest overall influence. The results of this paper might help humanitarian decision-makers to implement efficient food assistance when urgent humanitarian operations needed.