{"50810":{"#nid":"50810","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Op Ed by Ozlem Ergun, Pinar Keskinocak, and Julie Swann In Atlanta Journal \u0026 Constitution","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe earthquake in Haiti, tsunami in Indonesia, and Hurricane\nKatrina are all events that inspire us to help. In a rush of support, we make\ndonations and expect quick results. With frustration, however, we see that\nthere is a gap between the event and when supplies actually reach people in\nneed. Why? In the case of Haiti, the infrastructure was completely destroyed.\nThe main port and airport were not operational for the first 48 hours, making it\nimpossible for aid to enter the country. Once the airport\u2019s runway was\noperational, there was chaos prioritizing which planes should land. Even after\naid was on land, debris blocked roads with no available equipment to clear\nthem. This is the conundrum that\u2019s plaguing relief workers and frustrating and\nconfusing those donating money for recovery\u0026nbsp; To read full text, click on link below:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/logistics-ignored-in-disaster-289549.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/logistics-ignored-in-disaster-289549.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Op Ed by ISyE professors Ozlem Ergun, Pinar Keskinocak, and Julie Swann appears in Atlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Op Ed by Ozlem Ergun, Pinar Keskinocak, and Julie Swann In Atlanta Journal \u0026 Constitution"}],"uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-02-03 14:22:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:49:35","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-02-02T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-02-02T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-02-02T23:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-02-03 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-02-03 04:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-02-03 04:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1240","name":"humanitarian logistics"},{"id":"426","name":"isye"},{"id":"1237","name":"Julie Swann"},{"id":"1238","name":"Ozlem Ergun"},{"id":"1239","name":"Pinar Keskinocak"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBarbara Christopher\n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}