Strategies for Logistics in Case of a Natural Disaster
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Authors
Yoho, Keenan
Apte, Aruna
Subjects
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
Natural Disaster, Disaster Classification, HADR
Natural Disaster, Disaster Classification, HADR
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Date of Issue
2011-04-30
Date
30-Apr-11
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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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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Report
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Proceedings Paper (for Acquisition Research Program)
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NPS Report Number
NPS-AM-11-C8P22R01-074
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Acquisition Research Program
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.