Benefits Disaster Relief Logistics

Disaster management includes relief logistics activities, aiming to avoid, or reduce, the potential losses often caused by hazards, ensuring the victims will receive rapid aid and effective recovery. The disaster management cycle defines the ongoing processes by which Government, society, and businesses plan for reducing the impact of disasters. Appropriate actions are needed during the whole cycle to get better warnings, reduced vulnerability, and greater preparedness during the next iteration of relief supplier management cycle. Disaster relief logistics often need extensive planning and strategically moves to save maximum people from the havoc of disaster and also help officials in building a strong infrastructure for better protection. Disaster relief logistics offer plethora of benefits, such as:

Mitigation:

The mitigation and preparedness activities are followed when disaster management improvements are made during the disaster. Developmental considerations are designed to mitigate risks and preparatory actions are made to effectively confront a disaster. When a disaster occurs, disaster management actors, in particular, humanitarian organizations immediately start working on recovery plans. Usually, these NGOs follow a four-phase strategy in making recovery plans, and also start building data to reduce vulnerabilities in the current system. For example, in case of building codes and zones, vulnerability assessment and analysis is designed along with providing public education.

Supplier Information:

• Disaster relief logistics management not only manages recovery activities, but also collects supplier’s information. Limiting the potential supplier base can only limit the possibilities of relief goods. The larger the potential base, the greater the chances are to collect relief supplies. Most NGO’s work in collecting and managing potential sources and focus on managing them well, so that they can provide better relief activities to devastated people.
• When a disaster occurs, these NGOs create a list of supplier, establish communication with each one to gauge their interest or try to brag their interest in a disaster recovery initiative. They assess supplier information and check their volume commitments and sincerity with the cause. If a supplier does not meet standard requirements, they check other options or sometimes ask for references, the ultimate goal is to consider best option for their goal.
• Suppliers generally not invest in competing for business because their ultimate goal is to provide assistance to disaster recovery programs.
• Supplier information not only gathered for current recovery programs, but often they are contacted for long term projects to ensure that affected area and its people starts living a normal life. These projects include, building new homes, providing medical services, employment opportunities, etc.