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2nd International Conference on Humanitarian Logistics - September 11, 2015 - September 12, 2015
- Indian Institute of Management Raipur
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Raipur, India
- Introduction
- To achieve the success of a relief effort in the face of global emergencies such as flood, earthquakes, wars etc, humanitarian logistics and supply chain play a key role focusing on rapidly delivering the correct amount of goods, people and monetary resources to the needed locations. However, effective delivery of humanitarian aid is an issue that is becoming increasingly important when it comes to disaster management, especially, with the frequent occurrence and increase in the magnitude and impact of both natural and manmade disasters.
The Conference aims to:
Discuss the humanitarian issues of strategic relevance to the emerging economies and identify the priority areas that need immediate attention.
Deliberate on these key priority areas and chalk out a strategic plan for future work in these area.
Examine the economic and social benefits of improved Humanitarian efforts to the nation.
Deliberate on requirements of policy changes and improvements in the existing systems for putting up an efficient and effective logistics systems in place.
Highlight how efficient and effective logistics system can make significant contribution in managing disaster and humanity
Bring the key stake holders including government, government organizations, NGOs, international relief agencies, and academia and their role to equip the business leaders with the skills and knowledge to manage unpredictable environment.
Sensitize towards the humanitarian supply chain management processes due to the increasing complexity and magnitude of global emergency relief operations for their business.
Provide an opportunity for professionals to meet peers and colleagues in positive environment of learning and sharing. - Useful Links
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- About Organiser
- Indian Institute of Management Raipur
- T: +91 771 2772101 - 117 F: +91 771 2772102
- E: ichl2015@iimraipur.ac.in
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