Contents

• Introduction
• Typical characteristics of supply chain of humanitarian organizations
• Enterprise supply chain vs humanitarian supply chain
• United Nations Collaboration efforts
• Myanmar cyclone ‘NARGIS’
• HR at UN
• Government agencies alignment
• Private and Military sector: a Case of earthquake in 2005
• Conclusion
• References

Description

This assignment is based on the following requirements –
(i) Investigating sustainable supply chain issues
(ii) How to manage and response to these sustainable supply chain issues
You need to identify, critically evaluate the supply and logistics collaboration issues and assess how to manage and response in a specific sustainable supply chain context. Examples of sustainable supply chain scenarios:
(i) Humanitarian Supply Chain or Aid/Charity/Donor based Supply Chain linked to specific event e.g. 2010 Haiti Earthquake or 2004 Asian Tsunami or 2005 Kashmir Earthquake)
(ii) Ethical Supply Chain e.g. Supply Chain focused on Fair Trade or large enterprise determined to demonstrate ethical purchasing
(iii) Low carbon Supply Chain (Climate change, Environment, Health and Safety based Supply Chain). E.g. enterprise planning to be carbon neutral within defined period.
(iv) A Specific Supply Chain reflecting a combination of the above.
You only need to select any ONE of the above.