1. Logistics Assessment
WFP Logistics, We Deliver

2. Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 1
Describe the objective and timing of a logistics assessment 2
Describe the requirements for planning and conducting an assessment 3
Outline the appropriate scope and content of a logistics assessment

3. Logistics Assessment Event Operation Reporting
Logistics Preparedness
Logistics Assessment
Operation
Reporting
Logistics Plan of Action
Response
Recovery
Logistics Assessment
Ongoing reassessment according to needs
Event
Preparedness
Mitigation
Logistics Preparedness
Build-up on Experience

4. Assessment: Objective
The 6 questions to answer:
For who?
Where?
When?
What?
How many?
How?
The ‘How?’ is logistics!

5. Logistics Assessment: Planning
Thorough Planning & Design
Thorough Preparation
Increased Assessment Accuracy
Improved Decision Making
Improved Planning & Organisation
Effective Disaster Response

6. Assessment: 3 Main Phases
Initial Inquiries
1-2 days
Initial Rapid Assessment
2-5 days
Detailed
Assessment
6-30 days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
General Overview
Global
Figures
Accurate
Picture

7. Assessment Process Event Clarify Mobilize Design Identify Report
the nature of intervention
Clarify
Event
Mobilize
resources and plan for assessment
Design
Identify
or modify disaster response
information needs and sources
Report
Collect
data and information
conclusions and provide a logistic response plan
Analyze
and interpret data & information

8. Planning an Assessment
Objectives
Setting the objectives of the assessment
Terms of Reference
Establishing terms of Reference for staff
Human Resources
Identifying and selecting team members
Tools
Identifying or preparing assessment tools
Resource Mobilization
Mobilizing resources (vehicles, staff etc.)
Reporting Format
Agreed reporting format
Audience
Identifying users (Logistics, Programme, Donor etc.)

9. Elements and Scope of an Assessment
# affected people
Warehouses
Distribution Plans
Coordination Capacity
Materials Required
Communications
Electric Power
Transfer Points
Water / Sewage
Local Truck Capacity
Airports / Aircrafts
Roads & Bridges
Seaports
Railroads

10. PRINT FULL PAGE IN WORKBOOK
Assessment Templates
PRINT FULL PAGE IN WORKBOOK

11. Assessment: Exercise
Each group to consider one of the below pieces of critical logistics infrastructure that you need to assess following a major emergency.
Review the Rapid Assessment Checklist for that piece of infrastructure (see handout).
In your groups: discuss and prepare a 2 minute briefing for the rest of the class outlining:
What is the essential information that needs to be gathered?
To whom to talk to get information?
10 minutes to read/discuss
2 minutes to present
Optional: depending on team make-up can also do this exercise with four teams, including the fourth category below.
DO NOT PRINT IN WORKBOOK
Main Roads
Network of Fuel Depots
Major Sea Port
Procurement

12. Assessment in Emergencies: Summary
Speed required
No precise figures
Information needed to start
Adapt afterwards
TIME!!!!

13. DO NOT PRINT IN WORKBOOK
Recap Lesson
Recap Lesson
Questions: 1
What are the key elements of a Logistics Assessment?
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What do you need to consider when planning a Logistics Assessment? 3
What are the phases of a Logistics Assessment?

14. Questions
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