JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN:LOGISTICS CONCEPTS, PROCESSES, ANDINFRASTRUCTUREIN MAJOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE

摘要

A comprehensive examination of the major logistics elements of a large-scale oil spillremoval organization (OSRO) has been completed, focusing on the contingency supportaspects of the organization - the development of oil spill logistics concepts, processes, andinfrastructure. The key principles associated with command and control, contingencyplanning, and resource management were considered in the context of the most recentmajor response - the barge Morris J. Berman spill at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mannerin which sound logistics support strategies quickly injected organization into responseprocesses, shaped available options, and influenced the success of a major oil spillcleanup operation was observed and examined.