UAVs in Humanitarian Logistics: Exploring the Impact on Supply Chain Resilience

Abstract

This study aims to comprehensively synthesise the capabilities and barriers to integrating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in humanitarian logistics (HL), with the overarching objective of analysing the impact of UAV integration on supply chain resilience (SCRes) in the humanitarian context. The research objectives are to (i) analyse the capabilities and barriers to widespread UAV integration in HL, (ii) evaluate the impact of UAV integration in HL on supply chain and community resilience, and (iii) propose strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of UAVs on local stakeholders.