A Systematic Literature Review on Logistics Information Needs for Sharing in Malaysian Disaster Management

This exploratory study uses systematic reviews of published journal papers from 2018 to 2022 to identify research trends and present a comprehensive overview of disaster management research within the context of humanitarian logistics. This review is guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) review method. A systematic review of Scopus and the Web of Science turned up 23 related studies. Further review of these articles revealed nine main themes and produced a total of 42 sub-themes. Findings reveal that little attention has been devoted to the study of the information needs of humanitarian logistics during disaster response. The majority of previous research focused on disaster management before, during, and after disasters without comprehensively exploring the information required by humanitarian logistics providers for effective logistics support for disaster victims. The trends show that the information based on logistics needs presented is not significant. This study contributes to understanding past, present, and future research agendas and provides insight into current research status in information based on logistics needs in disaster management. Recommendations are highlighted related to using qualitative data analysis software, such as NVivo or Atlas.ti, as an analysis tool and practicing complementary searching techniques, such as citation tracking, reference searching, snowballing, and contacting experts.

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This study uses systematic reviews of published journal papers from 2018 to 2022 to analyze research trends and provide a comprehensive overview of disaster management research within the context of humanitarian logistics. The findings reveal a lack of attention to the study of information needs in humanitarian logistics during disaster response. Most previous research focuses on disaster management before, during, and after disasters and fails to comprehensively explore the information required by humanitarian logistics providers for effective support to disaster victims. The study highlights the importance of considering logistics needs-based information in disaster management research.