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An ad hoc committee will conduct a study to document and understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of the supply chain network in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. The committee’s report will describe how the supply systems were impacted in terms of commonalities and differences; identify crucial interdependencies, nodes, or key sub-systems within the supply chain system that have the potential to amplify or constrain supply chain function, operations or resilience; and present options or recommendations to build robust supply chains, distribution systems, and infrastructure.
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·2020
Resilient supply chains are crucial to maintaining the consistent delivery of goods and services to the American people. The modern economy has made supply chains more interconnected than ever, while also expanding both their range and fragility. In the third quarter of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma...
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An ad hoc committee will conduct a study to document and understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of the supply chain network in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. The study will capture key lessons and observations around supply and distribution networks under strain during these hurricane events. These regions include Houston/Galveston, Texas (Harvey); Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Irma); San Juan and the Island of Puerto Rico (Maria); US Virgin Islands St. Thomas (Maria); and US Virgin Islands St. Croix (Irma and Maria). The committee will address questions such as:
- What was the state and knowledge of the pre-incident networks and capacity of critical supply chains, distribution systems, and infrastructure?
- How were these systems impacted by the storms and how did subsequent response actions produce further effects on network integrity and operations?
- What are the network structures, linkages, and/or behavior most susceptible to effective intervention?
- How can supply chain systems be strengthened in the short term to be efficient in day-to-day operations and adaptable to sustain integrated disaster and humanitarian supply chain operations during catastrophic events?
The committee will produce a consensus report that builds on the understanding from events in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico that:
- Describes how the supply systems were impacted by or during Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in terms of commonalities and differences among effects seen in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
- Identifies crucial interdependencies, nodes, or key sub-systems within the supply chain system that have the potential to amplify or constrain supply chain function, operations or resilience.
- Presents options or recommendations to build robust supply chains, distribution systems, and infrastructure that operate in ways that day-to-day operations can adopt and that can be integrated with disaster and humanitarian supply chains during catastrophic event operations.
Collaborators
Sponsors
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Staff
Steven Stichter
Laurie Geller
