Table 1. The main characteristics of the included studies and their information .
| Author | Year | Country | Human resources | Infrastructure | Storage | Primary priority items | Distribution and access system | Coordination of organizations | Information and communication with the media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardhono 7 | 2021 | Indonesia | Human resource areas have no support and regulations are unclear. | Each region is given an e-logpal account to monitor equipment and logistics data. | - | - | Global access to a summary of available equipment through applications on communication devices such as Android mobile phones | Inefficiency of policies of the government officials in the management of natural disasters in Indonesia and the proposal to regulate better in the comprehensive management of disasters | Support and willingness to implement smart government due to public use of electronic means of communication |
| Tarantino8 | 2006 | Sri Lanka & Indonesia | Military and civilian participation | DoD used sea and air routes to deliver the required items. | Relocation of emergency supplies from US civilian and military depots and initial allocation of emergency aid to affected countries | - Basic medical equipment for the treatment of trauma and acute illness - Drinking water sanitation - Facilities to prevent the spread of the disease - Infectious disease monitoring systems |
Use of sea and air routes for delivery of vital medical equipment and drinking water supply by the DoD | DoD worked with WHO to ensure deployment of a senior health action in crisis | Gather US government stakeholders via teleconferences and meetings to develop coordinated strategy for health sector assistance, international coordination, and media outreach. |
| Ghaffari9 | 2020 | Iran | The medical team model as a renewable resource. | Used the particle swarm optimization algorithm to solve the problem on a small and large scale. | The network includes hospitals where injured people receive emergency assistance. | Consider and supply two types of rescue kits (standard and custom) containing medical items as non-renewable resources | Given the lack of sufficient vehicles to carry relief items to deliver items to multiple destinations, considering routing decisions for both sources can be more complex. | - | - Formal interviews (in person, telephone or video conference) to refine the process of identifying secondary sources and the role of actors in food aid the distribution - Collection of all articles and media reports for the initial identification of actors in the distribution of food aid |
| Gil10 | 2015 | Colombia | - | - | - UN Cluster Approach: Import food aid goods from the UN Humanitarian Warehouse in Panama - UARIV: Relying on domestic private food markets when starting food aid deployment |
Food aid packages | - UN Cluster Approach: Leaving warehousing and transportation to 3rd party logistics - UARIV: Delivery of food aid kits to local authorities and material handling and downstream transportation management by them |
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| Mohammadpour11 | 2020 | Iran | -Hospital staff in the early hours -Social mental health team |
- | Disposable items such as stents, balloons, IUDs, and pacemakers were stored as strategic items. | Toothpaste, toothbrush, sanitary pad, mother-child packs | -Assisting various companies in the province in earthquakes - Setting up a field hospital and a mobile medical system - Existence of land transportation system and absence of air transportation system |
Coordination between governmental and non-governmental organizations and cooperation with stakeholders and sharing of resources such as equipment as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental experiences | - |
| Afshar5 | 2012 | USA | - | -Four potential locations for Federal Mobilization Centers - Four potential locations for Federal Operations Areas - Ten potential sites for the State Staging Areas |
A commercial storage site in North Carolina, and a vendor in Nashville are used to store relief items. | Water (beverages and non-potable), meals, portable shelter, basic medical kit, bed, blanket, ice, baby supplies, generator, tunic, plywood, nail | Use only one mode of transport (cargo): One hundred 53-foot trailer trucks with a volume capacity of approximately 6000 feet each | Expansion of the complex supply chain across the country to coordinate with its government and local counterparts and with non-profit and for-profit organizations | - |
| Thomas12 | 2005 | USA | - Assessment team to determine the needs of the population - Logistics team - People who can manage a complex relief supply chain - Warehouse providers |
Use of people with logistic training | - | - | - | - | - Use of tracking and manual tracking software - Extensive use of Excel spreadsheets or manual processes to update and track goods entering the field |
UARIV: Unit for Assistance and Reparation of Victims approach; UN: United Nations; DoD: Department of Defense; US: United States; IUDs, intra-uterine devices.