demand planning & procurement – As humanitarian organizations move from emergency to development modes of operation, there is an increased need to understand demand planning and procurement.
what happens in their community and they take great pride in their ability to solve problems. Companies also become a more desirable place to work as employees take an active part in solving humanitarian logistics challenges.
– Information is not always well documented and good network design can add significant value in the long term. MNCs can also bring unique insights about “last mile” logistics and working with distribution partners.
learnings
routing and scheduling
Scheduling and vehicle maintenance remain areas of opportunities for many organizations. Riders for Health, a non-profit organization, has made this their core focus. However, there remain significant opportunities in this area for many organizations. Furthermore, MNCs can also provide great insight on 3rd party logistics and negotiating transport rates.
transportation management-
Incentives insights- There is increased interest how MNCs employ incentives to motivate employees and increase productivity.
– There is also lot to learn from humanitarian organizations. For example, in mobile technology, the not-for-profit sector has been on the forefront of adopting and piloting a number of projects that could be of interest in the business world. MNCs sometimes have limited knowledge is certain areas. For example, very few MNCs will have a clear understanding of rural distribution and employees can learn a lot of solving complex problem in challenging environments.
- There is also a real opportunity to share infrastructure, especially in rural areas where it is always hard to make the numbers work. Too often ambulances act as delivery vehicles in Africa, when idle capacity is available in the vicinity. With the right partnership, shared resources can bring mutual benefit to parties involved.
shared infrastructure
Benefits to MNCs?
employees and community – Most employees love to give back
to the community. Local employees have a vested interest in
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