What Can We Do? Four Practical Suggestions For How All Of Us Can Help With Hurricane Ida Recovery
By now I’m sure you’ve all had a chance to see the details from Hurricane Ida’s landfall on Sunday, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, as a strong Category 4 storm. Thus far, it has left more than a million people without power, created significant damage, blocked many transportation routes and put countless people in need of rescue. And based on its […]
Getting Ready for Hurricane Ida
As Hurricane Ida approaches landfall in Louisiana, ALAN is busy preparing, and we are encouraging all of our partners to do the same. With that in mind, we’d like to share five pre-storm takeaways that we feel it’s especially essential for you and your organizations to be aware of. We hope you’ll find them helpful. Because this has the potential […]
A Dickens Of A Summer
Charles Dickens once wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Here at ALAN we can definitely relate, except we see things the other way around. This weekend was full of bad news. Another devastating earthquake in Haiti. The fall of the government in Afghanistan. Tropical storms in the Caribbean […]
Stressed For Success: Why ALAN’s Supply Chain Simulation Is More Than Just Fun And Games (And Why That’s A Good Thing)
I like to think of myself as a fairly peaceful person. But over the past few years, I’ve begun doing something that clearly stresses some people out. The people in question are playing ALAN’s Disaster Simulation Game. And the triggering thing I do is… enable them to play it. At least that’s what I’ve repeatedly […]
ALAN Introduces Hurricane ABCs
Right now, students across the country are studying for final exams. ALAN can totally relate, because we’re also busy preparing for a test. It’s called hurricane season. And this year, we’ve decided to help you cram for it by sharing the following short primer. It contains many of the key messages that we like to […]
It CAN Be Easy Bein’ Green. And We Should Know.
My family has recently been enjoying watching the original The Muppet Show. Somewhere along the way we’re going to reach the episode where Kermit finally sings (It’s Not Easy) Bein’ Green, which is one of my favorites. Here at ALAN, we want to talk about another kind of green – the green of being environmentally […]
The American Logistics Aid Network – Past, Present, and Future – Part 2
In last week’s blog, Robert Martichenko shared a few of the surprising things he’s learned about ALAN since joining our board, starting with an entertaining view of what we were like in our early days. This week, he continues that discussion with a candid view of who ALAN is now – and how we hope […]
The American Logistics Aid Network – Past, Present, and Future – Part 1
By Robert Martichenko – Board Member, American Logistics Aid Network It was my honor and pleasure in 2019 when my friend Mark Richards called and asked if I would join the board of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). The timing was good as I was at that point in one’s career when we look […]
My Not-So-Funny Valentine
Every year around this time, I think about the worst Valentine’s Day present I ever received. A certain spouse, who shall remain nameless, once gave me a vacuum cleaner to express his true love. He claims I told him that’s what I wanted (unlikely) and that he thought it would be okay since the vacuum […]
