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KMI International Journal of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Korea Maritime Institute

KMI Int. J. Marit. Aff. Fish. 2016; 8(2):1-17

pISSN: 2005-9795

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54007/ijmaf.2016.8.2.1

Article

Comment: Humanitarian Relief Logistics: Pre-positioning Warehouse Strategy

Saeyeon Roh*, Chang-Su Kim**
*International Shipping and Logistics Group, Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University, United Kingdom E-mail: Saeyeon.roh@plymouth.ac.uk
**International Shipping and Logistics Group, Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University, United Kingdom E-mail: kcs4194@gmail.com

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Published Online: Dec 31, 2016

ABSTRACT

The importance of preparedness is emphasised in humanitarian relief logistics as it gets even more sophisticated. Pre-purchased relief items are stocked in pre-positioned warehouses around the world by various relief organisations which is commonly taken to improve their capacities to deliver sufficient relief aid within a relatively short time frame. This comment paper provides a better understanding about the humanitarian disaster management with the comparison between the commercial logistics. Furthermore, pre-positioned warehousing strategy is overviewed along with the global warehouse locations operated by international relief organisations.

Keywords: Logistics; humanitarian relief logistics; pre-positioned warehouse strategy