Vol. 6 (01) pp. 420-429 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6236

EFFECTIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STRATEGIES; A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE.

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  • Faculty of Business and Management Studies.
  • Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, P. O. Box 256, Takoradi ? Ghana.
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The enormous negative effects of disaster on lives and property, and the less preparedness to disasters by individuals, institutions and nations have led to the need to bring to light a deeper understanding on effective disaster preparedness strategies by assessing the effects of effective planning, resource management and co-ordination of stakeholders, so as to build a resilient proactive preventive, response and relief systems. A structural equation model was used to analyze various formative and reflective indicators in order to ascertain their effects on their respective constructs. The study revealed that disaster planning has a significant effect on resource management and the co-ordination of stakeholders. Again, with the exception of the co-ordination of stakeholders construct, the other two constructs (disaster planning and resource management) have a positive effect on effective disaster preparedness with significant effects on reduced potential occurrence, reduced impact of disasters and provision of better relief to victims of disasters.

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How to Cite This Article

Meshach Awuah- Gyawu, Osman Halidu and Samuel Brako. (2018); EFFECTIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS STRATEGIES; A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 6 (01), 420-429, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6236

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Meshach Awuah- Gyawu
Christ Apostolic University College
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