This case affords students of strategic management a rare inside examine the consequential political and logistical alternatives that international relief agencies must often make, at high speed, when reacting to a humanitarian crisis. Through the story of a relatively junior aid coordinator on the earth in Yangon, this case tells the unfolding tale of AmeriCares' effort to bring a $1 million, 15-ton cargo of pharmaceuticals and supplies into the state and then get it into the control of effective on-the-ground relief agencies.
While some aid organizations challenged the authorities, or attempted to work around it, AmeriCares dedicated itself to working within the system. At every measure, yet, the organization faced tactical alternatives and dilemmas and, ultimately, had to determine what to do when, hours before its air shipment was due to land, the Myanmar government unexpectedly adopted a new policy requiring all relief cargoes to be impounded for inspection by the authorities on coming. The case is structured as a cliffhanger, to enable pupils to bring a critical, appraising attention to the different facets of AmeriCares' strategy before they learn whether it was a success. A brief sequel, revealing what occurred, may either handed out at the end of group or be summarized in class. HKS Case Number 1931.1.
PUBLICATION DATE: August 19, 2010 PRODUCT #: HKS131-HCB-ENG
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