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Supply Chain Issues in Disaster Management

- by Abhishek Siroya & Hemant Joshi *

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A disaster can be natural or manmade (as in terrorism or war). Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing, supporting, and rebuilding society when natural or man-made disasters occur.

It is the continuous effort by various individuals, groups, governments to avoid or reduce the impact of various natural or man-made disasters.

Actions taken depend in part on perceptions of risk of those exposed. Disaster management plan can be divided into 3 broad stages: -

Pre-crisis Phase: In this stage need for disaster management is evaluated, identifying current preparedness and vulnerabilities, devising disaster plans, coordinating people during a crisis and managing its aftermath.

Crisis Phase: The steps involved in this stage are: take charge; understand the circumstances; define the problem; rank the options; move decisively; eliminate the causes and; prevent recurrence. In the event of a crisis, a central committee shouldidentify a clear command centre that represents a single point of responsibility for decision-making and information management. Such centers are critical coordination mechanism, that helps facilitate a unified crisis management effort.

Post-crisis Phase: After a crisis, the disaster committee should also turn its attention to the recovery and learning. At the same time, attention must be given to the long-term consequences of a crisis such as rectifying damage to the environment, or dealing with government or legal investigations.

Importance of Supply Chain Management in Disaster management

Importance of overall logistical activity in disaster management is immense. According to United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, "Logistics is often the linchpin in disaster response, the make or break. Getting help to people in need is critical and for this we need a smooth supply chain. Agreements with the private sector can help make this happen."

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1 Techno Legal Aspects of Earthquake, Windstorm and Flood Hazards and Land Use Zoning, 1998, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, Government of India.

* Contributed by: -
Abhishek Siroya & Hemant Joshi,
IIM Lucknow.

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