Country:
India
Languages:
English, Kannada
Roles / Professions:
Administrator (CEO, COO, President, Executive), Development Professional, Engineer, Information Technology Professional, Procurement/Supply chain Professional, Researcher
Bio:
Anup Akkihal is a systems engineer -- especially in information technology and supply chains across a range of industries: heavy manufacturing, consumer goods, defense, retail and global health.
Anup is founder of Logistics for Global Good Incorporated, a research, development & social enterprise focused at the intersection of operations science, technology and public goods delivery. We are currently experimenting with mobile-phone-mediated inventory control systems for developing-world villages.
Anup is originally from Huntington, WV. He studied biophysics as an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University, and logistics as graduate student at MIT.
Anup is founder of Logistics for Global Good Incorporated, a research, development & social enterprise focused at the intersection of operations science, technology and public goods delivery. We are currently experimenting with mobile-phone-mediated inventory control systems for developing-world villages.
Anup is originally from Huntington, WV. He studied biophysics as an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University, and logistics as graduate student at MIT.
Organizations:
Website: http://samaanguru.org/
Type: Non-Governmental Organization
Country: India
About: A non-profit organization promoting global public goods through Research & Development at the intersection of operations management, technology and public goods delivery.
Founded in the summer of 2008, LGGI is based in Hubli-Dharwad and Bangalore, India. The organization's mission is to take a grassroots approach to understanding opportunities for improving quality of life, especially in the rural developing world. LGGI is currently working on a project called SaamanGuru, a mobile-phone-mediated inventory control service for use by developing world kiosks or medical stockrooms. The service aims to lower operational costs and reduce stockouts of essential medicines and other health commodities.
