Already weak from years of disfunction, the nation of Haiti and its physical, financial and human architecture has been devastated by this week's massive earthquake. Buildings, roads, all the physical means of commerce, aid deployment, and support services has been crippled; tens of thousands of people, including the people required for Haiti to recover, have died, been injured or lost friends and family. The means of financing a recovery, relief and rebuild effort has been severly disrupted.
Fortunately, the aid, military, and private sector supply chains spanning the globe are now humming to fill the sudden void of physical, financial, and human resources necessary to provide relief to Haiti and some sense of stability where possible. The role of logistics and logistics personnel at this juncture cannot be underestimated--but the volume of relief goods and services will be hindered in the short term by the infrastructure problems caused by the earthquake.
Let's pray that the supply chain and logistics teams out there succeed in getting relief services and goods to as many people as possible in these critical hours, days and weeks ahead.
Related:
- Rebuilding Haiti by the Enterprise Resilience Management Blog
- The Devastating Earthquake in Haiti--A Call to Action by Supply Chain Matters
Update:
- Adrian Gonzales at Logistics Viewpoint has a post "Haiti and the Role of Logistics in Disaster Relief" that touches on many points I have made the past 4 years, but in the context of Haiti.
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