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Disaster Management & Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Buildings but also communities are being destroyed, and need support to be repaired : for example, after the 2004 Tsunami, humanitarian aid organizations gave boats to fishermen, in order to help them to recover the local economy. The last and most difficult phase, which take the longest time. Conclusion.

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Three solutions against climate change, simply explained

World Food Programme Logistics

Proactive instead of reactive: forecast-based financing Humanitarian aid is no exception: the earlier a risk is responded to, the better and more efficient the response is. for example in early warning systems, better weather forecasts and protective infrastructure such as dams? How does forecast-based financing work?

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. For example, understanding collaboration and communication is as important as understanding modeling and technology. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

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From civil engineering to civil conflict: Portrait of an aid boss

World Food Programme Logistics

safe, unhindered access so that aid workers can do what they are meant to do, deliver. Syria,” he says unequivocally, “is an example where we show our strength.” By using its expertise in market analysis and training both staff and affiliated retailers, WFP has helped strengthen the retail sector in many of the countries it works in.