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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

World Food Programme Logistics

These new skills are the result of multiple training opportunities led by WFP on how to fly, map, and coordinate with UAS. The gathered data charts informal settlements and elevation levels to recommend the safest, quickest relocation options in the event of an emergency. the “what” and the “why” of the data they are collecting.

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Three solutions against climate change, simply explained

World Food Programme Logistics

How to tackle climate change? These data lay the foundation for an exact planning of future aid programmes. In this camp for internally displaced people in Somalia, families are dependent on food aid. for example in early warning systems, better weather forecasts and protective infrastructure such as dams?

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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. Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. They must know which data deserves priority for a given problem.