CARE International is a humanitarian organization that provides relief aid to areas that are…

CARE
International is a humanitarian organization that provides relief aid to areas
that are affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The
organization has relief programs in over 65 countries worldwide. Just like
other humanitarian organizations, CARE International faces challenges in
offering the needed help to affected areas in the event of natural disasters.
In the event of a disaster, CARE International identifies suppliers that could
provide the needed relief items. Arrangements are then made regarding the
acquisition of warehouses to transport the items. With
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CARE
International is a humanitarian organization that provides relief aid to areas
that are affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The
organization has relief programs in over 65 countries worldwide. Just like
other humanitarian organizations, CARE International faces challenges in
offering the needed help to affected areas in the event of natural disasters.
In the event of a disaster, CARE International identifies suppliers that could
provide the needed relief items. Arrangements are then made regarding the
acquisition of warehouses to transport the items. With respect to the
transportation of the items, a third-party company transports the items by air
to the affected country from where they are further transported by road to CARE
International’s warehouse and distribution center. This mode of response to
disasters could be slow, not to mention the unreliability of the transportation
network used. Hitherto, CARE has preferred purchasing relief items from local
suppliers since they are closer to the disaster areas and, also, it helps
reinvigorate the local economy after a disaster. However, in the wake of a
disaster, there are always issues with availability, price, and quality of
needed items. Specifically, CARE International’s challenges are twofold as
identified by the authors of the research. First, the organization wanted the
ability to gather supplies and relief items from both local and international
suppliers in an agile manner so they could better serve people affected by
disasters. Second, once the supplies are mobilized, they wanted to be able to
effectively distribute them in the most timely and cost-efficient manner to
affected regions.

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