Non-humanitarian logistics in case of disasters
Last Friday, the strongest hurricane recorded in the story impacted the coasts of Mexico, Patricia. It was a storm that in 30 hours became into a hurricane of category 5, creating a pessimist expectation about the effects of this natural phenomenon when reaching land. Fortunately the damages were just economic; no lives were taken by the potency and speed of winds.
(…) For logisticians like us is a big challenge when a disaster affects our supply chain. Certainly nobody can stop it, it´s difficult to preview it, the affectation is uncertain, just happens. This weekend one of the most important ports of my country, Manzanillo, was threatened, we did not know if after Patricia it would be in conditions to keep operating.
Read more at https://alanrodesp.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/non-humanitarian-logistics-in-case-of-disasters/ Available in Spanish as well.













