The nature and extent of disasters are incrementing with the progressive nature of the economies across the globe. The uncertainty factor has made the global humanitarian agencies much more proactive to analyze the coming disasters before the generation of their impact. This resilient behavior has provided ample opportunity to the decision makers for identifying, planning, and progressing towards Humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM). The literature on HSCM comprises studies dealing with the enablers or the challenges in delivering essential goods. The focus on understanding the relationships between the challenges is, however, missing from the literature. In this context, the present work aims to identify the challenges from the literature and decision-makers and to understand their relationships for a better decision-making process. The study utilizes the Grey Decision trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) to identify the interrelationship between the challenges for effective HSCM implementation. The major findings of the study are to understand the situation in an emerging economy like India for building a humanitarian supply chain operation network during pre and post-disaster scenarios. 

Keywords

Humanitarian supply chain, Challenges, Grey DEMATEL, Emerging Economy