Private Supply Chains in Disaster Response

Karn Budhiraj, Gabriel de la Torre In times of disaster, demand for goods and services in affected areas spikes. Private companies generally have contingencies in place for business continuity; however, most lack a strategic approach to join the general...

Humanitarian Logistics Performance Measurement and Management

Ira HaavistoPartner: International Rescue Committee This initiative focuses on how humanitarian organizations can measure and manage the performance of supply chain & logistics processes. With the International Rescue Committee, we developed a resource...

Forecasting Demand for Partners in Health

Christine Heberley and MaPartner: Partners in Health (PIH) Partners in Health’s (PIH) supply chain in Haiti has become strained over the past five years due to the organization’s rapid growth. Under the current system, the majority of PIH’s products are...

Understanding Needs after the Haiti Earthquake

Student volunteers from MIT, Harvard, and TuftsPartners: US Government, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and members of the humanitarian community The Humanitarian Response Lab worked with the US Government and members of the humanitarian community to develop a...