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Unlocking the Potential for High Performance through the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Author: Accenture
Technical area: Human resources, Private sector
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
The 6th Global Health Supply Chain Summit Keynote Presentation
This document contains notes from the keynote presentation “Designing and Operating Better Supply Chains for Global Health” given by Dr. Prashant Yadav, Director-Healthcare Research, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (USA). It includes information on the drivers of poor availability in the public sector supply chain for... Read more
Author:
Technical area: Forecasting and supply planning, Private sector
Document type: Tools and guides
Language: English
20 Years of Supply Chain Work in Bangladesh
This report highlights JSIs 20 years of supply chain strengthening work in Bangladesh. Each tier of the supply chain is described and narrative first-hand explanations reveal how Bangladesh has made such impressive gains in family planning since 1988.... Read more
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
Technical area: Human resources
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
Addressing Procurement Bottlenecks: A Review of Procurement Bottlenecks in Public Sector Medicine Supply Chains and Practical Approaches Taken to Resolve Them, August 2013
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
Author: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
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L’Excellence du personnel de santé: Gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement, Analyse documentaire
The objective of this review is to survey published documentation regarding health workers’ capacity for supply chain management (SCM) in developing countries to provide insight about information gaps and needs for SCM workforce excellence. The primary goal of this document is to provide an initial evidence base to inform advocacy... Read more
Author: People That Deliver
Technical area: Human resources
Document type:
Language: French
Excelencia del personal en la gerencia de la cadena de abastecimiento de insumos médicos: Revisión de documentos
The objective of this review is to survey published documentation regarding health workers’ capacity for supply chain management (SCM) in developing countries to provide insight about information gaps and needs for SCM workforce excellence. The primary goal of this document is to provide an initial evidence base to inform advocacy... Read more
Author: People That Deliver
Technical area: Human resources
Document type:
Language: Spanish
Workforce Excellence in Health Supply Chain Management: Literature Review
The objective of this review is to survey published documentation regarding health workers’ capacity for supply chain management (SCM) in developing countries to provide insight about information gaps and needs for SCM workforce excellence. The primary goal of this document is to provide an initial evidence base to inform advocacy... Read more
Author: People That Deliver
Technical area: Human resources
Document type:
Language: English
Vendor Managed Inventory: Is It Right for Your Supply Chain?
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
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Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Pain in the (supply) chain survey: Caution Remains in Healthcare Industry
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
Document type:
Language: English
Unités de gestion de la logistique: La coordination centrale de la gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement (ce qu’elle est, pourquoi la créer et comment elle est faite)
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