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Evaluating the two types of chains in various perspectives gives the following decision criteria::

Comparison of Efficient and Responsive Supply Chains

As we shall see later, following the inventory strategy for responsive chains, contractual agreements will lead to buffers of inventory for any exigencies. Similarly, since the time factor is the most important one in such disaster mitigation and relief work, distribution of necessary supplies would require immediate action rather than cost reduction at various levels through optimization in logistics. These facts give a basic idea about the various levels and strategies in building the supply chain.

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* Contributed by: -
Madhuker Priyesh & Varun Ramanan,
IIM Lucknow.