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Work-based projects form an integral part of each LLA programme. These can have tangible benefits for both commercial and humanitarian organisations.

A recent study on the humanitarian programmes assessed the following: In some cases, individuals are able to tie the activities directly to cost savings for their organization. In the following example, one ICRC staff member has managed to save his operation over $60,000 annually – more than 32x the course fees for CHL.

Mohsen Hashemi – CHL Student – ICRC:

In Chad, Mohsen reorganized the warehouses using the information from the CHL Warehousing Module, freeing up a full Rubb Hall of space. The resulting cost savings was $400 per month in rent along with the salaries of the guards and other overhead for running that facility. Next, using the Fleet Management Module, Mohsen established a central dispatching system and reduced the fleet requirements from 14 vehicles to 6 vehicles. In addition to saving on fuel, security risk was also lower because there were fewer ICRC vehicles on the road. Mohsen further instituted a battery system for the generators in the residential compounds which reduced the generators run time from 17 hours per day to 9 hours per day. The idea came to him from information of fuel management in the Fleet Management Module of CHL. The resulting fuel savings was approximately $900 per month per residence, of which there were 5 residences. In total, using information and ideas generated from taking the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics Course, Mohsen Hashemi has managed to save ICRC over $5,000 per month in operational expenses.

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Also, a recent Skills for Logistics study, emphasised that these savings and the value adding of proper training are mirrored in the commercial world.