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Supply chain decisions at various levels should follow a hierarchical approach as shown below. Level 1 denotes typical strategic decisions about various locations, based on each hazard. (E.g., For city of Mumbai, Tsunami is high impact hazard, which is irrelevant for city of Delhi). After supply chain decisions are taken according to level 1 strategic framework (as explained below), further decisions regarding supply chain at level 2 after risk assessment (E.g., For a typical flood hazard, both evacuation and relief plans are to be charted out in detail at level 2 and it would include decisions like facility location, inventory management, transportation and logistics, etc.)

Strategic Framework for Disaster Mitigation

Due to constraints on infrastructure and people, it is important to classify various hazards so that managerial efforts should be targeted towards proper type of disaster and location.

This is different from overall preparedness which is required to promptly respond to any type of disaster within minutes of its occurrence. This is even more important in Indian scenario which is characterized by population density of various locations, infrastructure availability, and bureaucratic structure of politics.

Natural classification of disaster would be based on impact and frequency of occurrence.

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