International Association of Public Health Logisiticians
This brief describes, vendor managed inventory (VMI), a method of inventory control in supply chains that may hold promise for use in developing countries. With VMI, the supplier (vendor) monitors and maintains the quantity of commodities at the customers’ location.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
UPS’s 2012 Pain in the (Supply) Chain survey reveals the latest data on healthcare executives’ views on the state of the healthcare industry. The survey also explores global healthcare decision makers’ top business and supply chain concerns and probes priorities and plans around upcoming supply chain investments over the next... Read more
Author: UPS
Technical area: Private sector
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Language: English
This framework outlines core competencies needed by transportation providers to carry out successful transactions; differentiating between requisite theoretical knowledge and practical skills for transportation professionals.... Read more
Author: Transaid - Transport for Life
Technical area:
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
This transport assessment tool can be used to review the performance of a transport system that manages any health commodity.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
After attending the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT’s supply chain management course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Samuel Chirwa inspired others to improve the supply chain in his native Malawi.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
This artcile outlines the other drug war, the war of counterfeit medication. Whether it’s phony Viagra or knockoff cancer meds, fake drugs kill thousands of people each day, thanks to counterfeiters in China and India who mix chalk, dust, and dirty water into pills sold around the world. With the... Read more
Author: Foreign Policy, Roger Bate
Technical area:
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
This evidence brief from Project Optimize describes the growing need for off-grid cooling solutions and provides an evaluation of two technologies designed to overcome off-grid cooling challenges.... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
The Logistics Handbook, updated in 2011, offers practical guidance in managing the supply chain, with an emphasis on health commodities. This chapter on System Design outlines the context, process, considerations, and guidelines for designing a logistics system as well as the technical aspects related to system design and implications of... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: LMIS
Document type:
Language: English
This report presents the findings of the previously conducted assessment of the the procedures for supplying community health workers with malaria products and the proposed resupply procedures to use when distributing products within Zimbabwe.... Read more
Author: Naomi Printz, Theresa Nyamupachitu, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Country reports, Technical briefs
Language: English
Demonstrates to countries how to implement and sustain an integrated supply chain.... Read more
Author: Joseph McCord, Nadia Olson, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area:
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English