Abstract
There has been a recent surge in the publication of academic literature examining various aspects of emergency inventory management for disasters. This article contains a timely literature review of these studies, beginning with an exposition of the characteristics of storage and delivery options for emergency supplies, with a particular emphasis on the differences between emergency inventories and conventional inventory management. Using a novel classification scheme and a comprehensive search of the inventory-related literature, an overview of the emergency inventory management studies is also presented. Finally, based on this extensive review, a discussion is presented based on the critical issues and key findings related to the emergency inventory management field, and include suggestions for future research directions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 269-286 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Emergency Management |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Disasters
- Emergency operations
- Humanitarian logistics
- Inventory control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Safety Research