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  • Humanitarian Aid Operations
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Disaster Response

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread social and food insecurity.
  • Research on humanitarian organizations often focuses on disaster response.
  • Continuous aid programs prioritize efficiency but are less studied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the operational duality of humanitarian organizations.
  • To identify how organizations balance long-term aid with disaster response.
  • To propose a framework for analyzing aid supply chains.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of operations within the Feeding America network.
  • Examination of The Salvation Army USA's operational strategies.
  • Identification of organizational ambidexterity in humanitarian contexts.

Main Results:

  • Food banks and The Salvation Army exhibit organizational ambidexterity.
  • These organizations effectively manage both continuous sustenance aid and disaster relief.
  • Ambidextrous operations are crucial for community resilience.

Conclusions:

  • Humanitarian organizations can effectively integrate long-term sustenance programs with disaster response.
  • A proposed framework can analyze disaster, development, and sustenance aid supply chains.
  • Future research should explore optimizing these dual-focused supply chains.