Thursday, 24 October 2013

SUMMARY OF HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS

INTRODUCTION

Humanitarian logistics represents a broad range of activities taking place within humanitarian organizations, the bulk of these activities are also components of a broader humanitarian supply chain.




DEFINITION

DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE LOGISTICS is everything tangible and can be used to meet the basic needs of human life consists of clothing, food and shelter or derivatives in the disaster relief effort.


How we operate in International Federation of Red Cross

       Consolidated purchasing power
By consolidating orders and sourcing items strategically, we can use large purchase volumes to achieve the most competitive prices.
       Flexibility
No request is too large or too complex. we can satisfy the majority of requests. We can offer standard service packages.
       Quality assurance
Emergency item catalogue details the exact specifications of over 2,000 relief items, guaranteeing their quality and appropriateness to the people assisted.

Certification in Humanitarian Logistics

       Certification in Humanitarian Logistics (CHL) is offered as part of the  Fritz Institute/CILT (UK) Humanitarian Logistics Certification Program.
       Launched in 2006 and updated in 2012

The course combines best practices in supply chain management and implementation from the :

       Humanitarian community
       Commercial world
       Academia

Who should participate?

CHL is aimed at people who work (or aspire to work) within humanitarian aid organizations in (or interacting with) supply functions, typically involving warehousing, transport and/or inventory.

What are benefits?


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