In a recently published article in the journal Global Health: Science and Practice, a team of John Snow, Inc. (JSI) staff explore how logistics data can be used to estimate contraceptive prevalence. Because of the need for more frequent contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) estimates than population-based surveys currently provide, JSI... Read more
Author: John Snow Inc
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
Procurement bottlenecks can result in stockouts and shortages of essential supplies. This brief describes successful approaches used in the field to address procurement bottlenecks... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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This report documents the successes in overcoming procurement bottlenecks, in particular, those that occur at the first mile of the procurement cycle (planning and budgeting; purchasing activity; contract management) of public sector supply chains for medicine. It presents a set of 14 short case studies from various developing countries that... Read more
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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 document describes a logistics management unit, how it can be structured, the reasons for advocacy, and suggestions on how to begin. Also included are illustrations using country examples.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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Document type: Technical briefs
Language: French
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
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Language: English
This report presents findings from the 2009 Fourteenth Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, conducted in mid-2009. This study examines the state of the global market for 3PL services and explores key issues affecting the industry: economic volatility, the IT capability gap and the challenges of supply chain orchestration.... Read more
Author: C. John Langley, Jr., Ph.D., Capgemini U.S. LLC
Technical area: Private sector
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Logistics brief discussing why supply chain integration is the most effective way to both improve customer service and lower costs.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
The Logistics Handbook, offers practical guidance in managing the supply chain, with an emphasis on health commodities. This chapter of the handbook details the procurement process for the public health sector, stakeholder involvement, common challenges, and the procurement manager’s role in supporting health commodity procurement.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Procurement
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Language: English
This project Optimize document provides supply chain managers in low- and middle-income countries with an overview of the potential benefits of outsourcing components of their vaccine logistics systems to the private sector. It also provides practical advice on determining whether outsourcing is a viable option.... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: Private sector
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Language: English
