Logistics
Christine CHOMILIER,
Christophe GUITTON,
Technical Officers
Logistics Unit - EHP/HAC
Geneva, November 2003
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PRESENTATION
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What is Logistics
Scope of Logistics
Logistics preparedness
Logistics Response
Supply Management Systems
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What is Logistics
Logistics should provide the means
required to get goods,
people and manufacturing capacity:
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To the RIGHT place
At the RIGHT time
In the RIGHT quantity
At the RIGHT quality
At the RIGHT price
With the RIGHT language
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Scope of Logistics ( saving lives)
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Planning/ Assessment
Procurement/ Donation
Transportation/ Fleet management
Warehousing/ Stock Control
Tracking
Reporting
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Scope of Logistics
….. If the scope is properly defined
….. It will strengthen trustfulness,
credibility and respectability
……. And will attract money
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LOGISTICS PREPAREDNESS
Logistics Preparedness
Global
Network
Human
Resources
Standards
& Systems
Stocks
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Logistics Preparedness
Global
Network
Professional
Standards
Hum.Resources Systems
WHO
Roster list
•HQ
•RO
•CO
UN agencies
warehousing
Other
Organization
Private Sector
Academics
Emergency
Assessment Team
Emergency
Response Unit
Training for
National &
International staff
Stocks
Co-ordination
Frame Agreement
Guidelines
Nation. Drugs List
(MoU)
Supplier stocks
Procedures
- Procurement
- Transport
- Warehousing
- Tracking
Reporting
MOH stock
periphery
pre-positioning
Computer systems
(Automation)
UN Agencies stock
(UNHRD Brindisi))
Catalogues
(with indicative
Price List) 2004
Other Organizations
stock
Private sector
availability
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LOGISTICS RESPONSE
Logistics response
Field Set up
Plan of Action
Mobilisation
Prosess
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Logistics Response
Field set up
Plan of action
Logistics bases
Needs assessment
Human resources
Feasibility
Systems
Logistics planning
& Time Frame
Mobilisation
Process
Co-ordination of
Supply
(within health
co-ordination)
Procurement
Mobilisation
Table
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SUMA
Is a relief supply management system for disasters, enabling the
country to :
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Sort and classify supplies at the port of entry
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Take inventory
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Manage warehouses
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Monitor distribution
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Follow up of donors’ pledges (reporting)
Objective: to build and strengthen the capacity to deal with
information on relief supplies.
Training has to be done during the preparedness phase
When the crisis occurs it’s too late.
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Logistics Chain
Supplier / Manufacturer
Transport
Central warehouse
Transport
Local warehouse
MOH/ Health
Structures /
Beneficiaries
Transport
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UNJLC MISSION
To complement and co-ordinate the logistics
capabilities of co-operating humanitarian agencies
during large-scale emergencies.
The Concept has been endorsed by IASC in
February 2001, institutionalised by IASC on 14
March 2002
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MAIN FUNCTIONS
• Logistics Coordination: Civil and Military
• Supply/Warehousing Coordination: stock availability and
position
• Logistics Movement Control: Planning, bottlenecks, transport
mode (air operation with UNHAS), monitoring
• Information Management: pipe line/commodity tracking and
logistics planning support information ( sitrep/bulletins,
GIS/mapping, movement control, technical assessment, fuel,
UNJLC web)
• Infrastructure: corridors, borders, road sector
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ACTIVATION PROCESS
DISASTER ONSET
SCALE OF RESPONSE
INTER-AGENCY
CONSULTATION
EXISTING AGENCY CAPACITIES
MAJOR BOTTLENECKS
MCDA INVOLVEMENT
UNJLC INPUT
DECISION WITHIN 24 HOURS !!!
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EXIT STRATEGY
• The duration of a UNJLC intervention is short term
STAFFING/TRAINING
• Logistics experts provided by:
UN Agencies, other humanitarian organisations, and
donors.
• Training sessions on UNJLC concept and procedures.
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INTERVENTION MODELS
1. COORDINATION ONLY
Bhuj Earthquake 2001
Afghanistan emergency (2001-2002)
Iraq 2003, Liberia 2003
2. COORDINATION PLUS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Eastern Zaire Crisis 1996, Somalia/Kenya flooding 1998,
Macedonian Operation in 1999, East Timor in 1999,
Mozambique 2000 and 2001
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