Strategies for Logistics in Case of a Natural Disaster

Abstract

The need to effectively and efficiently provide emergency supplies and services is increasing all over the world. We investigate policy options: prepositioning supplemental resources, preemptive as well as phased deployment of assets, and surge of supplies and services. We hypothesize that there exists a correlation between these policies and our disaster classification based on localization (dispersed or local) of the disaster and its speed of onset (slow or sudden). We believe that the creation of a matrix and designation of policies based on disaster type will facilitate the policy makers' decision process. Exploring the efficacy of each policy option with respect to several crisis scenarios to assist policy makers to better prepare their disaster response is critical in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543871

Entities

People

  • Aruna U. Apte
  • Keenan Yoho

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Deployment
  • Disasters
  • Emergencies
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Natural Disasters
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies