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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers.

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The night the rains came

World Food Programme Logistics

Flood waters subsided fairly quickly from the refugee camps but there was still evidence of the event the following day. Photo: WFP/Nihab Rahman Events such as these are traumatic for anyone, but for Montaz and her family it signifies loss at a time when they already have very little.

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Disaster Management & Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Table 1 : Number of recorder natural disaster events, all natural disasters. The efficiency of this phase will depend on the quality of the work that have been done on the first phase : the right distribution of aid materials and sufficient aid personnel. A few statistics about Disasters. Recovery Phase. Conclusion.

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It’s not just food. It’s feeling safe.

World Food Programme Logistics

Her 1-year-old daughter Smiralda (pictured) was tested for malnutrition at a WFP distribution site, and has since received treatment from UNICEF and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Gracelene Gracelene shows her WFP identity card and the 8,000 gourdes (US$ 75) she received at the distribution. Almost 40% of the population (4.1

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Three solutions against climate change, simply explained

World Food Programme Logistics

Since the early 1990s, the frequency of these extreme weather events has doubled. 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. saves up to four US Dollars in humanitarian aid after a disaster.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

The club also organizes a roundtable event each semester that brings students and companies together to explore opportunities for internships and jobs. Between classroom lectures, cases, and “applied” learning events with industry, UW-Madison makes sure students are exposed to it all.