"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 and Maria revealed some significant vulnerabilities in the national and regional supply chains of Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The broad impacts and quick succession of these three hurricanes also shed light on the effectiveness of the nation's disaster logistics efforts during response through recovery. Drawing on lessons learned during the 2017 hurricanes, this report explores future strategies to improve supply chain management in disaster situations. This report makes recommendations to strengthen the roles of continuity planning, partnerships between civic leaders with small businesses, and infrastructure i
| ISBN: | 9780309494588 |
| Publication date: | 2nd March 2020 |
| Author: | Engineering, and Medicine US National Academies of Sciences, National Academies Press US |
| Publisher: | The National Academies Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Series: | Consensus Study Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine |
| Genres: |
Natural disasters |