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Meet the four women behind WFP’s humanitarian helicopter in Haiti

World Food Programme Logistics

But after studying business administration and industrial technology, she came into aviation by accident. And yet, Robine studied law. “I Aircrafts are not a rare sight in Jeremie, south of Haiti, where Jovanie grew up. I thought they just gave food!” It runs in the family,” she says.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The impact of this turbulence on essentially fragile national logistics, commerce and industry capability is starkly evident and has forced the nation to consider its national resilience. The military organisation – perhaps even government and industry – will rapidly try to respond to rapidly growing military requirements.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. Planners may have predicted the characteristics of the war before them, with capabilities ready to meet the threat, but the ability to deploy and support those forces will ultimately determine their worth. 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts., 6] Van Creveld, M., 7] Betts.,