{"id":342,"date":"2014-10-03T15:32:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T19:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unhcr.php.caravan.coop\/?p=342"},"modified":"2014-10-03T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T19:32:18","slug":"test-fellowship-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/test-fellowship-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SMS Supply Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using SMS to make UNHCR warehouse management more efficient.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>UNHCR tries to respond as fast as it can to humanitarian crises; when refugees or displaced people come pouring in, it wants to deliver aid immediately. Warehouses located around the world allow for relief supplies to be stored at the ready. But the numerous steps required for managing their databases are not so speedy to update.<\/p>\n<p>Influxes of displaced people can deplete warehouse stores more rapidly than expected. Numerous steps in updating the databases sometimes cause bottlenecks, which slow aid deliveries to those for whom every day counts.<\/p>\n<p>As an Innovation Fellow, Senior Supply Officer Gerard Moya Anton had an idea for a more efficient system. 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