Logistics Chain Management for Emergency Supplies
In response to the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) disaster, relief goods were distributed and delivered through prefectural- and municipal-level depots. This delivery system faced several problems including fuel shortages, interruption of telec...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024146/logistics-chain-management-emergency-supplies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16153 |
| Summary: | In response to the Great East Japan
Earthquake (GEJE) disaster, relief goods were distributed
and delivered through prefectural- and municipal-level
depots. This delivery system faced several problems
including fuel shortages, interruption of telecommunication
services, and supply and demand mismatches, resulting in
stockpiling of the goods in depots and delayed delivery to
the people in need. Several measures can be taken to address
these issues, including prior surveys of depot facilities,
estimating in advance the quantities of emergency goods that
will be required, enlisting the support of professional
logistics specialists, and promoting logistics information
management in unaffected areas, among others. Delivery of
relief goods was planned to be executed through depots at
two levels-prefectural and municipal. Especially in the
first two weeks, fuel shortages made downstream deliveries
from prefectural depots very difficult. Also, manpower
shortages and the inconvenient building specifications of
depots were the main causes of unnecessary stockpiling in
depots. Delivering several kinds of goods, such as food,
drinking water, clothing, and bedding, either to
people's homes or to more than 2,000 shelters, was a
challenge, especially in the first several weeks when fuel
was in short supply. By the end of June, 1,800, 1,400, and
2,400 trucks were dedicated to transporting goods from
prefectural depots to municipal depots in Iwate, Miyagi, and
Fukushima, respectively. |
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