Under the project management of the fritz institute the programmes were developed and designed through a partnership of leading humanitarian aid agencies, the uks. Lynn fritz of the fritz institute says that disaster relief is 80% logistics relief organisations face unique logistics chal. The certification in humanitarian logistics chl is offered as part of the fritz ciltuk humanitarian logistics certification programme. This program was followed by humanitarian supply chain management in 2008 and certification in humanitarian medical logistics practices in 2009. This study demonstrates the importance of humanitarian logistics as a field that need an attention by everyone. At fritz institute our mission is to innovate solutions and facilitate the adoption of best practices for rapid and effective disaster response and recovery in communities around the world. This year, ten full tuition scholarships each will be offered for certification in humanitarian logistics chl, certification en logistique humanitaire clh and certification in humanitarian medical logistics practices. The fritz institute, a san franciscobased nonprofit organization specializing in the logistics of humanitarian relief, worked with a large number of logisticians to develop a unique definition for humanitarian logistics. Developed for experienced humanitarian logisticians and medical specialists.
The course, which the fritz institute considers a level i certification course, is aimed at persons in the field, already dealing with logistical issues in a humanitarian context. Creating tools, processes and approaches based on private sector practices to enable. Fritz institute and the chartered institute of logistics and transport uk have collaborated with leading aid agencies and experts in humanitarian logistics to offer this worldrenowned qualification and training programme. World vision is working with other ngos and the fritz institute to a identify who is doing what, b map. Under the project management of the fritz institute the programmes were developed and designed through a partnership of leading humanitarian aid agencies, the uks preeminent institute for logistics and supply chain training, cilt and logistics learning alliance ltd. In parallel, the fritz institute has been actively supporting and. Our goal is to strengthen the standards and systems that support effective front line disaster preparedness and response to people and communities in need. It is responsible for creating the first ever logistics training and certification initiative that will eventually provide logisticians around the world with training that will allow the use of common systems and vocabu fritz institute. Humanitarian logistics certification programme fritz institute cilt.
Fritz institute cilt certification in humanitarian supply chain management about chscm humanitarian logisticians are called upon to provide responses in a variety of situations, sometimes planned for, but often happening without warning. Uniquely, the fritz institute cilt humanitarian logistics and supply chain programmes are designed to certify the practitioners application of their skills in relevant humanitarian aid situations. Developed for experienced humanitarian logisticians and medical specialists handling the medical supply, medlog focuses on medical items. Fritz institute in the us and cilt in the uk are pleased to announce the 2015 usaid sponsored tuition scholarships for the humanitarian logistics certification programme. Kaatrud hoped that the unjlc could facilitate the humanitarian communitys efforts to save. Fritz institute is pleased to announce the expanded 2010 certification programme scholarship. Over the past year i have traveled to trouble spots of the world such as southern africa and baghdad. Fritz institute, which is charged with strengthening the infrastructures of humanitarian relief organizations by mobilizing logistics and technology expertise and resources from the corporate and academic communities. Pdf strategic planning for disaster relief logistics. The vision for a humanitarian logistics association was first articulated in 2005 by a senior group of humanitarian logisticians.
This guide provides background information to the logistics learning alliances programme for the fritz institute cilt award in humanitarian logistics cash transfer programming. Humanitarian organizations usually respond to all these events, delivering aid in the form of healthcare, food, shelter, water and sanitation, etc. Launched in 2006 and updated in 2012, the course combines best practices in supply chain management and implementation from the humanitarian community, commercial world, and academia. Developing a multidisciplinary model of the humanitarian supply chain 2.
Beginning with just a handful of participants, hlc is recognized today as the only forum that brings together over 50 humanitarian logistics professionals to address their common interests in an impartial environment. Certification in humanitarian logistics chl is offered as part of the fritz institute cilt uk humanitarian logistics certification program. Fritz institute is the manager of the certification program working with all the parties to manage the. In such situations, humanitarian logistics managers must have the ability to quickly. Fritz institute and the chartered institute of logistics and transport uk have collaborated with leading aid agencies and experts in humanitarian logistics to offer this worldrenowned qualification and training programme qualifying as an humanitarian logistics professional ensures frontline aid works can deliver humanitarian aid to those. Guide to the fritz institute cilt amazon web services. In 2006, the fritz institute launched the certification in humanitarian logistics program.
Enabling disaster response fritz institute, 2003 and. Lla is proud to be the exclusive learning partner delivering these programmes for the humanitarian community. The humanitarian and commercial logistics and supply chain online learning programmesfacetoface events that we provide are driven by your requirements. Delivered by inhouse sector professionals, we are committed to achieving a successful outcome for yourself and your organisation. Although logistics has been mostly utilized in commercial supply chains, it is also an important tool in disaster relief operations. Certification in humanitarian logistics chl is offered as part of the fritz institute cilt uk humanitarian ogistics certification program.
For the certification program, fritz institute worked with humanitarian partners to define the content, and then connected with cilt uk to develop the delivery methods. It combines best practices in supply chain management and implementation from the humanitarian community, commercial world, and academia. The fritz institute defines humanitarian relief logistics as the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, costeffective flow and storage of goods and. Delivering the help people need is key fritz institute. Certification in humanitarian medical logistics practices medlog is offered as part of the fritz institute cilt uk humanitarian logistics certification programme. Pdf logistics is the key to disaster response operations and humanitarian. Other developments include the establishment of a humanitarian logistics council to heighten the visibility of the sector and stimulate improved logistics management. Enabling disaster response, fritz institute 4 most global humanitarian organizations engage in a mix of development and relief activities 4. It will take variables and environmental parameters as input to obtain a specific output objective 2.
Journal of humanitarian logistics and supply chain management. The chartered institute of logistics and transport cilt has updated its award winning humanitarian logistics certification programme to reflect recent changes in the way aid is delivered by introducing new units on cash transfer programming ctp. Most respondents to the survey felt that the initial relief eff o rt was effective. About medlog certification in humanitarian medical logistics practices medlog is offered as part of the fritz institute cilt uk humanitarian logistics certification programme. Humanitarian logistics has much in common with corporate logistics, yet the best. Research in humanitarian logistics semantic scholar. Institutecilt uk humanitarian logistics certification program. Distance learning courses humanitarian logistics programmes. Fritz institute cilt certification in humanitarian logistics. Certification in humanitarian supply chain management. The fritz institute, a san franciscobased nonprofit. Greetings and nice to have your valuable support and coaching, i really benefited a lot from the delivery team at logistics learning alliance, and through the course i managed to implement logistics.
Pdf logistic processes in a postdisaster relief operation. Pdf performance measurement in humanitarian logistics. Since 2003, fritz institute has hosted the humanitarian logistics conference hlc in geneva, switzerland. Logistic processes in a postdisaster relief operation. The system tracks supplies from donation to delivery, giving organisations an online overview of the relief pipeline. Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a. Key performance indicators in humanitarian logistics.
Speakers 2014 conference on health and humanitarian. Fritz institute annual report 2004 12 fritz institute s work was covered in over 100 media placements with print, online and broadcast. In a groundbreaking moment at the fritz institute humanitarian logistics conference. The logistics model itself work will serve as a proxy for the real system. Launched in 2006 and updated in 2012, the course combines best practices in supply chain. Humanitarian logistics certification programme hla. Logistics and the effective delivery of humanitarian. Fritz institute s humanitarian logistics software, created in partnership with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies, and successfully used in. Fritz institute cilt uk certification in humanitarian.
Lla is proud to be the exclusive learning partner delivering these programmes for the humanitarian community through distance learning. Lla are a leading supplier of logistics supply chain courses and qualifications in the humanitarian and commercial sectors. Funded by usaid and working with fritz institute, cilts newly updated programmes in. Fritz institute has introduced a certification programme scholarship for 10. Certification in humanitarian logistics chl is offered as part of the fritz institutecilt uk humanitarian ogistics certification program. Our logistics and supply chain program also grew in maturity. Fritz institute is a nonprofit organization 501c3 dedicated to improving global disaster relief by addressing complex operational challenges in the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Lacking flyaway kits, tools and trained staff, the unjlc was asked, as it had been in the past, to coordinate the uns humanitarian effort mobilised in response to the afghanistan crisis exhibit 1. Professor anna nagurney schmgmt 597lg humanitarian logistics and healthcare commercial versus humanitarian supply chains. The recognition that humanitarian logistics lags behind the commercial sector is spurring efforts to develop new methodologies, strengthen performance measurements, foster. Feb 02, 2017 according to fritz institute, san francisco, humanitarian logistics include specials 7volume 5 issue 2 february 2016 humanitarian logisticsstudent article 11. Fritz institute was the catalyst to develop the certification programme, bringing together leaders in humanitarian logistics with experts in commercial logistics training to define the content and objectives of the program, and design and deliver the courses.
Elevating humanitarian logistics january 2004 fritz institute. Since building up the first framework of kpis and scorecard for humanitarian logistics by fritz institute humanitarian logistics has been content of several research activities but in most cases not with a special view on performance measurement. London on november 1st in london, the fritz institute cilt uk certification in humanitarian logistics chl was awarded the european supply chain excellence award for training and. Humanitarian logisticians are called upon to provide responses in. Fritz institute and the chartered institute of logistics and transport uk have collaborated with leading aid agencies and experts in humanitarian logistics to offer this worldrenowned qualification and training programme qualifying as an humanitarian logistics professional ensures frontline aid works can deliver humanitarian aid to those most in need in the most efficient and effective. We are deeply indebted to our guest editors, anisya thomas fritz institute s managing director and ricardo ernst georgetown university, and to lynn fritz for his personal. Launched in 2006, and updated in 2012 and 2017, chl v3 combines best practices in supply chain management and implementation from the humanitarian community, commercial world, and academia. It brings together key logistics managers in the humanitarian sector with the aim of encouraging collaboration, integration, standardisation, synergy and joint product development.
Learn how the humanitarian logistics certification program is increasing the proficiency and expertise of disaster relief response while providing a career path for logisticians. Fritz institute became the catalyst for the development of the certification program as a result of this identified need, bringing together key humanitarian players to define the content and objectives of the program with experts in commercial logistics training to design and deliver the results. Performance measurement in humanitarian logistics a process. In the aftermath of the 1991 gulf war one of us tim was involved with a mission to evaluate how well a major ngo had responded to the mass displacement of kurds. Relief refers to the emergency food, shelter and services provided in the immediate aftermath of a natural or manmade disaster. A total of 40 full tuition scholarships will be available, for certification in humanitarian logistics or certification en logistiques humanitaires. Hla was founded on 21 january 2008, and registered as a charity and formally recognised as an ngo with a global remit in 2009. Fritz institute cilt humanitarian logistics certification program. In such situations, humanitarian logistics professionals must have the ability to quickly. This guide provides background information to the logistics learning alliances programme for the fritz institutecilt award in humanitarian logistics cash transfer programming. Humanitarian logistics is a branch of logistics which specializes in organizing the delivery and warehousing of supplies during natural disasters or complex emergencies to the affected area and people. Enabling disaster response from the fritz institute, two are response operations disasters frameworks the national response.
This year, ten full tuition scholarships each will be offered for certification in humanitarian logistics chl, certification en logistique humanitaire clh and certification in humanitarian medical logistics. Research issues, case studies and future trends, operations researchcomputer science interfaces series, new york, springer, 20. Two of these works were produced by institutions devoted to the study and dissemination of logistics concepts in the humanitarian sector logistics cluster operational guide of log cluster org and humanitarian logistics. Fritz institute cilt certification in humanitarian. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain research institute humlog institute. Humanitarian logistics and supply chain managementa qualitative study. Coining the term humanitarian logistics, the institute developed the first technology to manage supplies from origin to destination in realtime an innovation, fritz says, that proved instrumental in reducing disaster response time and allowing logisticians and their organizations to help more people at a time when they were most.
It combines best practices in supply chain management and implementation from the humanitarian community. The logistics and supply chain solutions program brings best practices, training and resources to humanitarian logistics, a function vital to effective relief. Fritz institute became the catalyst for the development of the. Certification in humanitarian logistics chl programmeme about chl certification in humanitarian logistics chl is offered as part of the fritz institutecilt uk humanitarian logistics certification programme. Mizushima noted that the course was built by the humanitarian community for the humanitarian community, but received the needed technical expertise from the uk. Certification in humanitarian logistics chl springest.