Course Overview

What is humanitarian logistics management?

Humanitarian logistics is a branch that specializes in managing the transportation and warehousing of goods to impacted areas and individuals during natural disasters or complicated events. However, this description focuses solely on the actual movement of commodities to their final destinations. In fact, humanitarian logistics is significantly more multifaceted, encompassing resource planning and optimization, inventory management, and information exchange.

What skills do humanitarian logisticians need?

A broader definition of humanitarian logistics is “the process of controlling and executing cost-effective flow of materials with relevant information beginning from the origin and to the point of consumption. This is done with the intention of alleviating the suffering of vulnerable individuals. The skills needed by logisticians are aligned with this definition.

Through cautious handling and storage of humanitarian cargo, the training will directly aid in avoiding resource waste. Participants will also get a basic understanding of procurement principles and processes to reduce the risk of fraud or erroneous sourcing. It follows the logical supply chain structure and is based on a typical whole supply chain cycle. Supply can only reach the beneficiaries through logistics in any activity. This Zoe course is meant to increase your understanding of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management in a humanitarian context.

Course Objectives

The foremost objective of this training course is to empower professionals with:

• A clear understanding of humanitarian logistics and its challenges
• Understand the significant concerns, such as warehousing, procurement, and finance
• Effective management of the humanitarian supply network and responding to catastrophes in a timely and coordinated manner
• Identification and implementation of best options in challenging and complex contexts
• Practical skills management to handle common logistics challenges arising in emergency response and humanitarian crises stemming from incidents
• To analyse and calculate supply chain methods for dealing with domestic calamities
• Capabilities to explore and implement logistic management principles in dynamic, resource-constrained contexts
• Awareness about critical success elements in the context of humanitarian aid supply chains and the role of technology in humanitarian logistics

  Training Methodology

Training courses at Zoe Talent Solutions are designed to be customized based on the needs and professional backgrounds of each batch’s training audience

• Since it entails a comprehensive evaluation of the training content before each training session begins. This training session involves
• The training sessions are delivered by industry and subject matter experts in the relevant domain who use extensive audio-visual presentations for reference
• Through group activities and projects, the trainer also encourages trainee engagement
• Role-play, case studies, and experimental learning are other approaches used in training

Like all our acclaimed courses, this Humanitarian Logistics Course follows the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ methodology.

Organisational Benefits

The benefits of this training program to the organisation are as follows:

• Enhanced program supports and accomplishment of organizational goals
• Improved motivation level of employees that leads towards the retention of key personnel
• Enhanced sense of responsibility and ownership for problem-solving at the field level
• The improved collaboration and understanding between the organization and its partners to improve services
• Well-trained and competent key personnel to improve organizational capacity to respond to emergencies
• Critical analysis of the humanitarian logistics system and the activities associated with a logistics operation
• A thorough understanding of logistics processes and procedures to handle in a systematic way
• Evaluation of the successful networking/collaboration between humanitarian agencies in terms of exchange of information, instruments, and resources

Personal Benefits

Professionals who complete this training course will benefit from the following:

• Professional growth & development based on industry best practices
• A thorough comprehension of the supply chain, operations, and processes to tie into the enormous humanitarian response
• Increased expertise and confidence level
• Strong comprehension of the role of logistics in humanitarian relief and appropriate ways to provide humanitarian relief
• A detailed understanding of the necessity of supply chain management process
• Understanding of contextual factors that affect logistics management needs, during humanitarian operations
• Practical application of logistical philosophies and concepts to the humanitarian context
• Professionally recognized on a global scale

Who Should Attend?

• Individuals interested in pursuing a master’s degree in humanitarian logistics
• Professionals or anybody seeking to learn more about humanitarian logistics
• Junior and mid-career logistics personnel, such as storekeepers, logistics assistants, and officers
• Experienced logisticians interested in the broader application of humanitarian logistics

Course Outline

 Module 1: Humanitarian Supply Chain 

• Humanitarian logistic purview
• Humanitarian needs assessment
• The aims and actions of humanitarian organizations and other contributors
• The compelling part of logistics and supply chain management in humanitarian support

Module 2: Logistic capacity assessment

• Refining humanitarian supply chains
• Humanitarian supply chain design model
• A modelling method for humanitarian supply chain performance management
• Supporting beneficiary facility programs & packages

Module 3: Inventory Management 

• Types of inventory management
• Inventory management benefits & techniques
• The function of warehouse and inventory management
• The point of difference between warehouse & inventory management

Module 4: Warehousing Management

• Types of warehouses
• Steps in designing a warehouse
• Warehouse management process
• Warehouse Operations | Provision

Module 5: Procurement Process – I

• Process overview
• Steps of the procurement process
• Types & components of procurement
• Functions of a procurement process

Module 6: Procurement Process – II 

• Principles of procurement
• Procurement process flow
• Stages of the procurement process
• The sourcing of goods and services

Module 7: Transportation 

• Types of transport contracts and
• Transport selection criteria’s
• Worldwide and local movements
• Characteristics of different means of transport

Module 8: Third-party logistic

• Benefits concerning third-party logistic
• Logistic management disaster
• The nature & pattern of transport movements
• Operations planning and scheduling

Module 9: Fleet Management Concept

• Vehicle tracking systems
• Fleet management software
• Overview of fleet management
• The significance of fleet management

Module 10:  Scheduling a fleet 

• Selection of appropriate vehicles
• Equipment and facilities processes
• Fleet performance management system
• Significance of preventative maintenance systems

Module 11: Legislation and Security Protocols

• Import & Export documentation process
• Compliance with legislation and security protocols
• Practices of import/export and international trade
• The international trade and commerce requirements

Module 12: Risk Management

• Associated risk reduction method
• The import-export risk management
• Methods of international trade & payments
• The payment approaches in international commerce

Module 13: Humanitarian Supply Chain Response Management

• Resources management
• Risk & finance management
• Diverse logistics and supply chain elements
• Methods to improve humanitarian logistics