Proceedings of ICLT 2025
UNDER HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND LOGISTIC PERFORMANCE
Jiahui Xie; Polin Lai
Department of International Trade and Logistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea; Department of International Trade and Logistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2025, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 246-266
Abstract
Purpose: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond its direct impact on health and far-reaching effects on the economy, society, and mental health globally, while the likelihood of other serious infectious disease like the COVID-19 pandemic occurring has increased. The World Development Index emphasizing that the ultimate goal of development should be to enhance human well-being. Therefore, this study quantitatively analyzes the relationship between humanitarian logistics (HL) performance and disaster response in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to explore three key relationships: 1) the relationship between logistics performance and the control and spread of the epidemic; 2) the relationship between the World Development Index and the self-construction of logistics performance; and 3) the relationship between the World Development Index and the control and spread of the epidemic. Design/methodology/approach: Correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to conduct correlation analysis on the logistics performance index, the world development index, and the number of epidemic infections and deaths. Findings: This study is based on the theoretical guidance of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. Conducting a combined empirical and applied study of basic epidemic and logistics data. The results shown that developed countries with better logistics had faster vaccine adoption but still have higher infection rates, with correlation with strong Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). While Geographic locations and Urban population (UP) play significant roles to determine the rate of COVID-19 deaths. Encouraging knowledge cooperation and independent development, putting forward four logistics-centered epidemic prevention and control suggestions. Originality/value: This study outlines the potential global index associations of logistics performance under the COVID-19 pandemic and how these changes affect the number of infections and deaths from the pandemic. It also provides insights into the participation of different countries in the global supply chain and points out future research directions.
Keywords
Humanitarian logistics (HL); COVID-19 pandemic; Vaccine; Supply chain management; World development indicators
Citation
Jiahui Xie; Polin Lai (2025). UNDER HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND LOGISTIC PERFORMANCE. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2025), Tokyo, Japan, pp. 246-266.