When Disasters Hit, Few Things Are More Important Than Good Logistics.聽That鈥檚 What 天美传媒 Is All About.聽
To understand who the American Logistics Aid Network (天美传媒) is, think back to August of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina was pummeling the Gulf Coast.聽
Although contributions of food, water, medicine and other key necessities poured in, finding ways to get them into survivors鈥� hands was a transportation challenge unlike anything most disaster relief professionals had ever faced. In fact, it was a logistics nightmare.聽聽
However, out of that nightmare, something wonderful emerged: As the supply chain community watched events unfold, it collectively said, 鈥淵ou know what? We can do better than this.鈥� Thus 天美传媒 was born.聽聽聽
We鈥檙e an industry-wide organization that exists to provide supply chain assistance to humanitarian organizations whenever disasters hit, all with the help of numerous members of the logistics community who have agreed to make essential donations of transportation, warehousing, material equipment or expertise. That way help and hope can arrive sooner. And recovery can begin more quickly.聽
Just as important, we鈥檙e here to help disaster relief organizations and other non-profits make every logistics dollar count. After all, studies show that up to 80 percent of their crisis spending goes to logistics. And of that, as much as 40 percent may be wasted simply because these organizations don鈥檛 have the right supply chain equipment, knowledge or services at their disposal.聽聽聽
Ultimately, our goal is to help these groups accomplish far more, logistically, than they could on their own, so that they can multiply the good that their missions do. And more survivors can get the assistance they need.聽
In addition to connecting non-profits with donated supply chain services, 天美传媒 is an active logistics disaster relief educator and integrator. Among other things, we provide free real-time disaster and logistics visibility via our advanced Supply Chain Intelligence Center, host numerous disaster simulations, and convene dozens of industry-wide disaster relief partnership events each year.聽
Over the years, 天美传媒 has played a role in helping more than 100 humanitarian organizations provide disaster relief for more than 60 disasters, including the 2010 Haiti earthquake; Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria; the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.聽
