Humanitarian Logistics Projects

• CARE – Pre-positioning of inventory
• PAHO – Bundling in vaccine procurement
• American Red Cross – Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Food Distribution
• CDC - Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Distribution

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CARE

Pre-positioning of inventory

Goal

• Improve the efficiency and timeliness of emergency response

Decisions involved in pre-positioning

• Number of warehouses
• Location of warehouses
• Which items to pre-position, in what quantity, and where
• How to replenish warehouses

Evaluation of alternative strategies

• Response time
• Cost
• Warehouses
• Purchasing and storage of supply items
• Transportation of resources

PAHO

Bundling in vaccine procurement

Goals

• Develop a quantitative method for supplier selection
• Analyze potential benefits of “bundle” bids
  

Background

• 37 countries, each with a unique immunization schedule
• 47 different vaccines with ~20 different antigens
• 22 WHO pre-approved suppliers
• 1 and 13 approved vaccines per supplier; average is 3
  

Evaluation of alternative strategies

• Quantify benefits of vaccine procurement bundling by utilizing synergies in Transportation Production
• Demand patterns

American Red Cross

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Food Distribution

Goals

• Quantify the potential impact of a pandemic flu on food distribution for metro Atlanta area
• Develop recommendation plan for supply chain
  

Methodology

• Develop disease spread models for targeted area and food need estimation for different spread models
• Construct a food preparation and distribution network
• Determine facility and workforce needs
• Determine the vehicle fleet requirements
  
• Design resource coordination plan between counties

CDC

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Distribution

Goals

• Develop a supply chain model for the state of Georgia for distribution of vaccines during a pandemic influenza outbreak
  
• Generalize plan to other states and medical emergencies
  

Evaluation of alternative strategies

• Potential shortages (and security issues)
• Limited supply of medical staff
  
• Flexible network to respond to changes