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Introduction to Humanitarian Logistics

Hanken School of Economics via FutureLearn

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Overview

Learn how to manage the logistics of providing humanitarian relief

Whether it’s people suffering, goods needing to be delivered, reduced communications infrastructures, or major disruption of physical infrastructure, humanitarian organisations work by providing assistance to global crises as quickly and effectively as possible.

On this course, you’ll learn how humanitarian relief is provided and explore the logistical concepts and principles that are applied in humanitarian operations.

You’ll consider the importance of supply chain management and recognise how contextual differences alter the requirements of logistics management during aid operations.

The course is designed for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a masters program in humanitarian logistics.

The course will also be useful for working professionals or anyone looking to deepen their knowledge in humanitarian logistics.

Syllabus

  • Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chains
    • Introducing Humanitarian Logistics
    • Characteristics of humanitarian logistics
    • Managing humanitarian supply chains (HSCs)
    • Relationships in humanitarian logistics
  • Current developments and trends in humanitarian supply chains
    • Introduction to Week 2
    • Services in humanitarian logistics
    • Technology
    • Security/protection
    • Migration and shelter
    • Disease Outbreaks
    • Towards a more sustainable provision of aid

Taught by

Diego Vega, Gyöngyi Kovács and Graham Heaslip

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  • Papias BAHIZI
    I am Papias BAHIZI a professional in general logistics and procurement and as well as a procurement officer in a Rwandan health business organization.
    it is this regards that i wish to develop my career by improving my skills and knowledge in Humanitarian logistics .
    Thank you
  • Bappayo Mohammed Malumri
    I have experience in Supporting coordination of office management, activities and programs in project office, carrying out filing of relevant materials and project documents, providing administrative support to program teams based in the project communities, tracking and ensuring participants in training events sign attendance, conducting and reporting pre-training venue inspections and work with hotel staff to prepare venues as required, coordinating transport of training equipment and materials to venues ready for use, tracking project pending actions, including following-up/reminding concerned staff, updating project operations files and staff contact list, providing logistics and other support to program implementation.
  • Anonymous
    I am working with the international medical corps Ethiopia south Sudanese emergency response program Gambella field office on senior logistics officer discipline.

    I have a special desire to join such an opportunity for my future carrier.

    thanks in advance for your consideratuon
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