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Jiro Kokuryo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustaining life during the early stages of Disaster Relief with a frugal information system: learning from the great east Japan earthquake
IEEE Communications Magazine, 2014Co-Authors: Mihoko Sakurai, Richard T. Watson, Chon Abraham, Jiro KokuryoAbstract:Important lessons for responding to a largescale Disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal information system designed around the four u-constructs is suggested as a solution for handling the very early stages of Disaster Relief, typically within the first 72 hours and even upon the realization of an impending Disaster. This article focuses on basing communications on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for Disaster Relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already strained communication system, and enable effective connection between those impacted by a Disaster and those involved in Disaster Relief.
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Sustaining life during the early stages of Disaster Relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake
2013 Proceedings of ITU Kaleidoscope: Building Sustainable Communities, 2013Co-Authors: Mihoko Sakurai, Richard T. Watson, Chon Abraham, Jiro KokuryoAbstract:Important lessons for responding to a large-scale Disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal Information System (IS) designed around the four U-constructs is suggested as a solution to handle the early stages of Disaster Relief. This paper focuses on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for Disaster Relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already stressed system.
Jamison M Day - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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fostering emergent resilience the complex adaptive supply network of Disaster Relief
International Journal of Production Research, 2014Co-Authors: Jamison M DayAbstract:The frequency and intensity of Disasters continue to increase. Following large-scale and catastrophic Disasters, local organisations integrate with other responding organisations to form hastily Disaster Relief supply chain networks. Such supply networks are infrequently activated in a single location, generate unparalleled uncertainty, change quickly, and are driven by the urgency of saving lives and restoring livelihoods. Unfortunately, even where sound supply chain management practices are used, supply networks have encountered diverse levels of resilience and adequate Disaster Relief performance has remained elusive. In this paper, several unique characteristics that Disaster Relief efforts exhibit are examined as compared with demand-driven, steady-state supply chains. Important differences in the flows of resource, money, and information are identified. A complex adaptive supply network (CASN) lens is used to frame what existing literature has uncovered regarding Disaster Relief efforts, showing how...
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humanitarian and Disaster Relief supply chains a matter of life and death
Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2012Co-Authors: Jamison M Day, Steven A Melnyk, Paul D Larson, Edward W Davis, Clay D WhybarkAbstract:With an increasing number of Disasters disrupting commerce and community life around the world, it is timely to position humanitarian and Disaster Relief supply chains (HDRSC) within the broad field of supply chain management. This article presents a framework to that end. It distinguishes attributes of the environment that illustrate the difficulties encountered in supply chain management. Although considerable research has been conducted in logistics issues affecting HDRSCs, very little management research speaks to the complicating attributes. Thus, this article describes activities such as demand determination, supply chain coordination, recognizing when to move along the life cycle and post-Disaster reconstruction that differentiates supply chain concerns from logistics concerns. From this backdrop, some of the areas where research into HDRSCs can inform supply chain management in general are presented. The article concludes by discussing critical areas of research need as identified by experienced practitioners. Research in these areas will provide insights for supply chain managers facing similar issues in other environments.
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information flow impediments in Disaster Relief supply chains
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2009Co-Authors: Jamison M Day, Iris A Junglas, Leiser SilvaAbstract:Supply Chain Management (SCM) is seldom more difficult than during Disaster Relief efforts. As these supply chains quickly form, the lack of information flow presents a major hindrance to coordinating the flow of resources necessary for Disaster Relief efforts. This paper identifies impediments to the flow of information through supply chains following large scale and catastrophic Disasters. Given the scarce body of literature on this subject, a grounded theory case-study was conducted looking at an extreme case. The study concentrates on the efforts made by multiple organizations and individuals to provide Relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which battered the Gulf Coast of the southeastern United States in late 2005. Data was gathered from diverse sources including government agencies, profit and non-profit organizations, and individuals during and after the Disaster. Based on our data analysis we not only identify and categorize information flow impediments (i.e., data collection, information processing, and information sharing) but also identify likely sources of these impediments, and examine their consequences to organizations’ Disaster recovery efforts. Our findings can be used as a foundation for design science researchers who want to devise solutions able to reduce or alleviate the impact of information flow impediments in future Disasters.
Mihoko Sakurai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sustaining life during the early stages of Disaster Relief with a frugal information system: learning from the great east Japan earthquake
IEEE Communications Magazine, 2014Co-Authors: Mihoko Sakurai, Richard T. Watson, Chon Abraham, Jiro KokuryoAbstract:Important lessons for responding to a largescale Disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal information system designed around the four u-constructs is suggested as a solution for handling the very early stages of Disaster Relief, typically within the first 72 hours and even upon the realization of an impending Disaster. This article focuses on basing communications on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for Disaster Relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already strained communication system, and enable effective connection between those impacted by a Disaster and those involved in Disaster Relief.
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Sustaining life during the early stages of Disaster Relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake
2013 Proceedings of ITU Kaleidoscope: Building Sustainable Communities, 2013Co-Authors: Mihoko Sakurai, Richard T. Watson, Chon Abraham, Jiro KokuryoAbstract:Important lessons for responding to a large-scale Disaster can be gleaned from the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The failure of the electrical power system and the resultant loss of information communication and processing capability severely constrained the recovery work of many municipalities. It was difficult for supporting organizations to collect and share information. A frugal Information System (IS) designed around the four U-constructs is suggested as a solution to handle the early stages of Disaster Relief. This paper focuses on the most frequently available device, the cellular phone, as the foundation for a frugal IS for Disaster Relief. Familiar and available tools place minimal stress on an already stressed system.
Takehito Sawamura - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychological and physical condition of japan maritime self defense force personnel who performed Disaster Relief missions after the 2011 great east japan earthquake
Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2020Co-Authors: Shogo Takeshita, Aihide Yoshino, Hiroyuki Toda, Teppei Tanaka, Minori Koga, Takehito SawamuraAbstract:Abstract The Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan. In the present study, we examine personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force who performed Disaster Relief in the earthquake's aftermath, focusing on the associated psychological and physical impacts. Overall, 8733 personnel were examined. In both July–August 2011 (M1) and July 2012 (M2), these personnel answered the Impact of Events Scale-Revised, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the Disaster Relief Questionnaire. We also analyzed the sample's physical examination records for the periods before and after the earthquake, using as controls a sample of peers who were not dispatched to the Disaster area (N = 32,270). The psychological examinations showed that, in M1, holding the rank of private/sergeant (odds ratio [OR] = 2.13), performing body-recovery duties (OR = 1.94), and having Disaster-affected family members (OR = 2.13) were significant risk factors for high post-traumatic stress response (PTSR). In M2, performing body-recovery duties (OR = 1.45) and having Disaster-affected family members (OR = 2.60) were significant risk factors for high PTSR. Also, being woman (OR = 2.18) and having Disaster-affected family members (OR = 1.68) were significant risk factors for high general psychological distress. For the physical examinations, the mean alanine transaminase in the dispatched group (31.73 ± 25.21) was significantly higher than that in the non-dispatched group (29.56 ± 21.03). These findings suggest that personnel involved in Disaster Relief experience psychological impacts in the subacute stage, but that these impacts attenuate one year after the event.
Clay D Whybark - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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humanitarian and Disaster Relief supply chains a matter of life and death
Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2012Co-Authors: Jamison M Day, Steven A Melnyk, Paul D Larson, Edward W Davis, Clay D WhybarkAbstract:With an increasing number of Disasters disrupting commerce and community life around the world, it is timely to position humanitarian and Disaster Relief supply chains (HDRSC) within the broad field of supply chain management. This article presents a framework to that end. It distinguishes attributes of the environment that illustrate the difficulties encountered in supply chain management. Although considerable research has been conducted in logistics issues affecting HDRSCs, very little management research speaks to the complicating attributes. Thus, this article describes activities such as demand determination, supply chain coordination, recognizing when to move along the life cycle and post-Disaster reconstruction that differentiates supply chain concerns from logistics concerns. From this backdrop, some of the areas where research into HDRSCs can inform supply chain management in general are presented. The article concludes by discussing critical areas of research need as identified by experienced practitioners. Research in these areas will provide insights for supply chain managers facing similar issues in other environments.
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issues in managing Disaster Relief inventories
International Journal of Production Economics, 2007Co-Authors: Clay D WhybarkAbstract:Abstract This essay is concerned with the inventories that are held for Disaster Relief and the need for research into their management. Though forecasting is difficult, the evidence is that the number of Disasters, natural and political, is increasing. Thus the need for Disaster Relief is increasing along with the desire to improve the process, including management of Disaster Relief inventories. Despite decades of enterprise inventory research, little literature is available on Disaster Relief inventories. In this article the nature of Disaster Relief, some of the research on Disaster Relief and on Disaster Relief inventories is presented. Characteristics of Disaster Relief inventories important to their management, from acquisition through storage and distribution, are described. Some of the developments in related fields that affect the management of these inventories are also pointed out. As the frequency of Disasters increase, the management of Disaster Relief inventories is an increasingly important area for scientific research.
