Znaczenie logistyki w sytuacjach nadzwyczajnych i kryzysie, jako jeden z obszarów pracy konsulatu
Importance of the Logistics in Emergency Situations and Crisisas One of the Areas of Work of the Consulate

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research undertaken is to indicate the significance and complexity of logistic processes in emergency situations and crisis in the work of consulates and consuls, with limited human resources. The research hypothesis was formulated in several consecutive sentences, namely national and EU regulations clearly and precisely define the logistic approach to the consul’s work. The work of the consulate is a continuous process of managing emergency and crisis situations in a changing environment. The methodology used in this article is to indicate the definition of emergency situations and crisis, present their phases and how to manage them. An analysis of the formal and legal regulations, regulating the work of a consul in the areas of consular protection, deaths and bringing the remains to Poland, consul’s participation in detentions and prisons, procedures in the event of a natural disaster, dealing with the protection of information made available to third countries and the principles of providing assistance to citizens Poland and the European Union. The following research methods were used: the analysis of legal regulations, which was supported by the author’s observation and own experience as well as the synthesis of his knowledge. As a result of the research, it was found that the work of the consulate and consul involves complex processes that are not repeatable. Each case should be treated as an individual logistic process and managed continuously. It should be stated that the function of a consul in a consular or diplomatic mission is a function for difficult, extraordinary, problematic and crisis matters. From the point of view of the management of logistic processes, the consul should be provided with human and material resources adequate to the social and economic situation of the receiving country, taking into account the number of tourists and citizens of the European Union.

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