Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Disasters. 2021 Jul;45(3):527-554. doi: 10.1111/disa.12436. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
This study presents conceptual research designed to assess how the sharing economy concept can be leveraged to increase the participation of commercial organisations, such as retailers and transporters, in disaster relief operations. Drawing on social exchange theory, the academic literature on the sharing economy and blockchain, as well as existing resource-sharing practices in commercial and humanitarian logistics, the study develops a theoretical framework for analysing the structure, benefits, and prerequisites of a logistics-sharing system in emergency response. In addition, it proposes to utilise the blockchain distributed ledger technology-a shared data platform that enables authenticated communication and the widespread sharing of real-time information-to facilitate interactions and enhance trust between emergency responders and commercial organisations. It is argued that using commercial logistics resources, including emergency supplies, transport capacity, and storage space, has the potential to improve the mobilisation and deployment of urgently needed relief items and augment the flexibility of emergency response.
本研究提出了概念性研究，旨在评估如何利用共享经济概念来增加商业组织（如零售商和运输商）在救灾行动中的参与度。本研究借鉴了社会交换理论、共享经济和区块链的学术文献以及商业和人道主义物流中的现有资源共享实践，为分析应急响应中物流共享系统的结构、效益和前提条件构建了一个理论框架。此外，该研究提议利用区块链分布式账本技术（一个可实现认证通信和广泛共享实时信息的共享数据平台）来促进应急人员与商业组织之间的互动并增强信任。有人认为，利用商业物流资源，包括应急物资、运输能力和仓储空间，有可能提高急需救援物资的调动和部署效率，并增强应急响应的灵活性。
