Designing a Humanitarian Supply Chain for Flood Relief in Bangladesh
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design a flood relief supply chain, select warehouses and transport routes, then earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
AidNow is a global humanitarian organization with experience in disaster response. Bangladesh experiences annual monsoon floods affecting millions. The NGO has a regional hub in Dhaka and needs to extend reach to rural areas.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design a resilient humanitarian supply chain for flood relief in Bangladesh that ensures timely delivery of aid under budget and infrastructure constraints.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply humanitarian logistics principles to a real-world disaster scenario
- Design a supply chain network under uncertainty and resource constraints
- Evaluate trade-offs between cost, speed, and resilience in logistics
- Develop contingency plans for supply chain disruptions
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Logistics and Transportation Management
Master · Operations
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Logistics and Transportation Management at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Humanitarian Logistics
Apply humanitarian logistics to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Supply Chain Design
Apply supply chain design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Risk Assessment
Apply risk assessment to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Inventory Management
Apply inventory management to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: