Chata Yorvarak, Fernando Wannakuwaththawaduge Thomas Leon Suganda, Takahashi Kazumasa, Kikuchi Takashi, Harada Nob, Sano Kazushi, Sasaki Toru
Department of Energy and Environment, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8180-7567.
Department of Energy and Environment, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan; Lecturer, Department of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-7628.
J Emerg Manag. 2021 Jan-Feb;20(1):61-76. doi: 10.5055/jem.0575.
The planning of disaster relief operations is important for governments. These strategies are expected to reduce the impact on human lives and the economy during disasters and can be executed with the cooperation of third-party logistics to quicken disaster relief responses. In this study, we focus on investigating the importance of communication and the cooperation of government with third-party logistics providers to reduce the response time during disaster relief operations. In Thailand, although there are several third-party logistics providers, a large single third-party stands out owing to its availability of resources and distribution networks. We analyzed the effect of the disaster relief operations performed by the government in coordination with a single third-party provider for two sections of the disaster-relief logistics process: pretransport and transport. In our investigation, the inclusion of a third-party logistics provider during the transport process showed a reduction in response time irrespective of the scale of the disaster, along with a reduction in the supply saturation time for the required demand. The findings of this study suggest that the emergency response time during a disaster can be reduced in Thailand through the inclusion of a single third-party logistics provider. In addition, this study suggests an emergency response model for Thailand with the included third-party logistics to improve disaster relief operations.
救灾行动的规划对政府而言至关重要。这些策略有望在灾难期间减少对人类生命和经济的影响，并且可以通过与第三方物流合作来执行，以加快救灾响应速度。在本研究中，我们着重调查沟通以及政府与第三方物流供应商合作对于缩短救灾行动响应时间的重要性。在泰国，尽管有多家第三方物流供应商，但有一家大型单一供应商因其资源可用性和分销网络脱颖而出。我们分析了政府与一家单一第三方供应商协调进行的救灾行动在救灾物流过程的两个环节（运输前和运输）中的效果。在我们的调查中，在运输过程中纳入第三方物流供应商显示，无论灾难规模如何，响应时间都会缩短，同时所需需求的供应饱和时间也会减少。本研究结果表明，在泰国，通过纳入一家单一第三方物流供应商可以缩短灾难期间的应急响应时间。此外，本研究还提出了一个适用于泰国的应急响应模型，其中纳入了第三方物流以改善救灾行动。
