Fritz Institute brings experts from the private and academic sector to work closely with their counterparts in the humanitarian sector. Crossroads of Thought fosters communication and learning among supply chain leaders from the business, humanitarian and academic communities to focus on:
Optimizing public-private collaboration
Establishing a community of practice and sharing ideas
Gaining insight into disaster relief chains and exploring how they differ from commercial supply chains
Identifying joint projects that would form the basis of ongoing dialogue and collaboration between members of the group
The annual Crossroads Conference is the forum to convene business executives, academics and humanitarians. Participants learn about the challenges and opportunities of running effective disaster relief operations, all of which have a significant logistics component. Interactive sessions with representatives of the three sectors leads to sharing of best practices in logistics and supply chain management which can be applied to help strengthen the capabilities of humanitarian organizations.
More than 38 million people around the world are infected by HIV/AIDS, 25 million in Africa alone.
Fritz Institute's Crossroads is the first-of-its-kind convening where supply chain experts from the private sector work with humanitarian professionals and academics to develop practical ways to bring best corporate practices to strengthen global relief.
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Hau Lee, Ph.D.,
Professor, Director, Global Supply Chain Management Forum, Stanford University
