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High perishable nature of DRSEs requires special storage and transportation like requirement of cold chain. So by combining these three factors, the DRSEs can be prioritized and categorized for storage and distribution.

Step 2: Inventory Management of DRSEs

Inventory management mainly concerns about the required stock of selected DSREs at regional level. So that all the member hospitals will have DRSEs supplied when ever required. As the first step has already identified the items that are to be stored, so the next is to be found out the stock level to be maintained for each item.

The required Stock Level depends upon two factors:

Step 3: Locating Warehousing Site

Warehouse location is crucial in implementing Supply chain Management in disaster, as it requires major investments and is inflexible. The decision involves the tradeoff between the responsiveness and cost of warehouses. The following stepwise procedure will help deciding the no. and location of the warehouses: -