Logistics & Technology
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Stepped up tsunami responseUpgraded Civil Defence manning provisions and media liaison policies should see the general public better informed about, and faster able to evacuate from, future offshore-generated tsunamis. |
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DHL contributes to aid for Myanmar cyclone victimsIn the event of humanitarian disasters, DHL is one of several global organisations that lends its logistics expertise to the relief effort, and when Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma) in May this year, one if its disaster response teams was sent in to help. |
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Preparing for the mess...Several natural disasters, such as the 1995 earthquake in Japan, the 2004 Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005 and New Zealand’s Edgecumbe earthquake in 1987, suggest that we simply underestimate the degree of damage that disasters can cause by disrupting businesses. |
Round the globe...In the UK, as with many other countries, efficient delivery of internet orders has taxed the minds of retailers and logistics professionals for years. There has been any number of ‘last mile’ solutions announced. |