Contents

• Introduction
• Role of Logistics during a Natural Disaster
• For Effective Humanitarian Relief Operation
• Application of Economic Concept of Utility to Logistics Activities
• Conclusion
• References

Description

Natural disaster has become an issue of paramount importance. Natural disasters are caused by man made or by any act of natural occurrence. Due to their unpredictable occurrence, it results in taking toll of millions of human beings on earth either resulting in death or permanent disability. Natural disasters many a times create disturbance in environment and physical infrastructure which makes living difficult on earth. The international agencies have been set up to aid the human beings who are caught in the disaster but they are faced by certain limitations in supply management which makes the matter worse. This essay is aimed at analyzing the various challenges faced by the organizations in the management of humanitarian relief operations. The latter half of the essay throws light on the valuable issue of logistics department which can help to rescue people from natural disasters using the economic principles of utility.