{"id":16337,"date":"2026-04-17T01:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=16337"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:15:22","slug":"alan-launches-annual-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/alan-launches-annual-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"ALAN Launches Annual Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has opened its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">survey<\/a>, examining the key role of logistics and supply chain activities in disaster relief. Responses are welcome until May 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">Take the survey<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The results of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">surveys<\/a> enable the organization to identify challenges within and across sectors and allow it to better serve disaster survivors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16338\" style=\"width: 1196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1186\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01.png 1186w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-375x230.png 375w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-627x385.png 627w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-529x325.png 529w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-at-15.08.01-619x380.png 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALAN has opened its annual survey.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please help continue this important work by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">survey<\/a> should take less than 10 minutes to complete, and each response will go a long way toward providing ALAN with the input needed to continue improving outcomes for disaster survivors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16339\" style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16339\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ALANlogowhitebackground-c218e879073997a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ALANlogowhitebackground-c218e879073997a.png 483w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ALANlogowhitebackground-c218e879073997a-400x114.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ALANlogowhitebackground-c218e879073997a-440x126.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALAN will share survey results with all participants this summer.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanaid.org\/2026-analysis-of-humanitarian-logistics-survey\/\">Take the survey<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Responses are welcome until May 31, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has opened its annual survey, examining the key role of logistics and supply chain activities in disaster relief. 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