Navigating Crisis Logistics

Learn how to increase the productivity, confidence, and safety of your crisis response workforce through well-planned and coordinated logistics.

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Aaron Strickland

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Sat, 29-Jun-2024

Course description

This course will help you learn key strategies and processes needed to handle logistics for a large crisis response workforce, streamline your coordination of materials, and understand how to increase workforce confidence in you as you implement the steps needed to create a safer, and more productive work environment during crisis response missions. 


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What I'll learn.

  • Understand the value of how crisis logistics impacts the safety, effectiveness, and wellness of your workforce
  • Learn how to develop flexible logistics plans to avoid chaos, gain efficiencies and manage costs effectively 
  • Learn strategies and approaches to incorporate communications into your crisis logistics plans to manage expectations and customer inquiries
  • Learn how to leverage mutual assistance organizations to continuously improve your crisis logistics plans, gain access to new information, and develop your network of new operational partners

Requirements

  • Basic Understanding of Electrical Infrastructure: Participants should have a foundational knowledge of electrical utility systems and infrastructure to comprehend the course content effectively.
  • Familiarity with Disaster Response: An understanding of disaster response protocols and procedures is necessary to apply the logistics strategies taught in the course.
  • Experience in Crisis Management or Related Fields: While not mandatory, experience in crisis management, emergency response, or a related field is beneficial to grasp the advanced concepts discussed in the course.

Frequently asked question

The course covers crisis logistics strategies, coordination of materials, welfare of the workforce, flexible logistics plans, and leveraging mutual assistance organizations.

This course is intended for crisis managers, emergency responders, logisticians, and anyone involved in disaster response and recovery.

You will learn to develop and implement logistics plans, manage crisis-related materials, ensure workforce safety, and improve operational efficiency during disaster response.

The course consists of 14 lessons, each averaging 12 minutes, covering topics from strategic flexibility to the role of logistics in crisis situations.

The instructor, Aaron Strickland, has over 30 years of experience in emergency operations, logistics, and storm response management, having worked with organizations like Georgia Power Company.

Aaron Strickland

Instructor Title: Director of Business Development, Utilicon (Asplundh), Former Director of Storm Operations Center, Southern Company, Retired from Electric Sector, 30+ years.Instructor Bio:  Aaron managed all areas of emergency operations including logistics, manpower, security, training, and Storm Center Ops for Georgia Power Company (GPC). Aaron helped prepare and coordinate the emergency response for the restoration activities on GPC's electrical system serving 2.4 million customers. 
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$300

Lectures

18

Skill level

Intermediate

Access period

Lifetime

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Yes
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