CRS hosted the SCM4Good User Testing at their offices in
Nairobi, Kenya, the week of January 10, 2014. The user testing included teams
from CRS, CARE and Aidmatrix. The teams reviewed new functionality on the
Distribution module. Together, they worked to further
refine workflows that were common between their organizations so that Aidmatrix
could incorporate those into the product. Much collaboration and discovery was
accomplished by working side-by-side in these testing teams. Thank you to CRS’
Nicole Balliette for her leadership in organizing and hosting the event and to
all the participants who worked to better define the standards for
international supply chains and the relief community.
SCM4Good is used by leading organizations in 50+ locations
in 18 countries supporting the delivery of over $50 million in humanitarian
aid. SCM4Good innovations are additionally funded by grants from the CISCO
Foundation and the UPS Foundation, helping make it the leading system of its
kind in supporting humanitarian relief.
To learn more about SCM4Good for tracking your global
commodities & supplies, your fleet and assets, or your
planning, procurement & distribution,
contact us today.
The Global Blood Fund, in partnership with The Foundation for America’s Blood Centers (FABC), launched Aidmatrix’ SCM4Giving
solutions in 2013 to assist with managing members’ donations of blood-related
equipment to developing countries. The program is called EqXchange and it is an
online donations management portal that provides a way for members to post
surplus equipment, such as centrifuges and plasmapheresis machines, that are
available for donation. It also enables blood centers in resource-scarce parts
of the world to post needs for specific equipment or expertise. Then the
program works to connect the two. Global Blood Fund also helps provide the
logistics services to transport the donations. 
