Update on UPS Haiti Relief Efforts
A follow-up on a previous post describing efforts by UPS to aid the people of Haiti via the UPS Upside Blog: “Watching the pictures of the hungry people of Haiti, it’s easy to wonder why food and water aren’t yet accessible everywhere. After all it’s been nearly a week since the quake, thousands of relief workers are on the ground, and people around the world have donated money and supplies. The reason is logistics. The Haiti relief supply chain is global and complex. Chip Chappelle, an Atlanta-based UPS transportation manager, is spending nearly 24 hours-a-day trying to coordinate shipments of life saving food, water and medical supplies. On top of the usual complexities of international trade, these deliveries are all hampered by broken infrastructure, limited equipment, shifting supply origins and conflicting information.” Read more @ the UPS Upside Blog.darcy | 19 January 2010 12:28 pm
