Supply Positioning in Support of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations

Abstract

The U.S. military possesses many capabilities that are used throughout the range of military operations (ROMO) in order to carry out planned and contingency response missions. These capabilities can bring destruction to an adversary or can provide critical aid in a humanitarian assistance or disaster response (HA/DR) operation. In many situations, prepositioning supplies and equipment is essential to the Department of Defense (DoD) in a rapid response that is efficient and effective. Such readiness translates to the pre-establishment of adequate inventory capacities and resources that enable efficient relief operations. In this study, we identify current prepositioned DoD inventory locations and establish a framework for DoD decision-makers to use in developing the most appropriate logistics strategy for different natural disasters that may occur around the globe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547813

Entities

People

  • Bruce M. Reilly
  • Gregory P. Mitchell
  • Jeffrey J. Cisek

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Logistics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Operations Research
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.