Haiti- Aid Agencies Are Facing Logistical Nightmare
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Dear Members of HLA
We are again seeing another logistical issues similar to the Tsumani in South East Asia in 2004 where roads, bridges, hospitals and telecommunication system were destroyed. Relief distribution in Haiti needs the use of helicopters (Mi-26-most appropriate). This will enable logisticians and other aid agencies to distribute essential supplies such as water, medicine, food and medical staff.
Any comments and how members should brainstorm
Here is an interesting aricle on Transformational Logistics blog: http://transformationallogistics.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/haiti-back-to-the-future/
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greetings of the day
apologies for being a late responder to the above situation, i am sure the situation now may have dramatically changed for good and improved further to the above problem, but i attribute this to the basic fact , given the knowledge and experience that i have is that the agencies tend to rush with understanding the ground situation and then turn back to say that the situation is bad and that we need this and or that. There is where the experience, good assessment , knowledge comes in handy where the first team which is entering carefully assesses the situation and plans a effective response rather than just rushing in . As a knowledgeable and experienced logisitician would agree that it isnt easy and affordable to hire choppers, how many can afford , where to do u get these , how many sorties can u do, and what is the cost, i mean we would end up blowing our budgets in chopper hiring rather than helping the needy , by saying so o do understand that the relief has to reach and that too in time but here is where experience comes into picture , here i feel agencies lack to hire correct people at correct time
