The crisis management had always been a challenge for the U.S. military in managing the efficient and fast supply operations, as the earthquake of Haiti in 2010 founded to be quite different in its operational and political context. The Vice Director of the Center, George Topic, at the National Defense University for Joint and Strategic Logistics considered, after the evaluation of outcome reports, that what could be the most appropriate criteria for the performance measurement of disaster relief efforts? How to portray the efficiency of outcomes? He considered about whether they could mitigate the obstacles exists in utilizing the concepts from commercial supply chains. The case demonstrates the consequences gained from the Haiti disaster, and provides the opportunity to utilize the supply chain concepts which are efficient.
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