Public Health Supply Chain Network Design
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Challenge The consistent and timely delivery of medical supplies and medicines to consumers in developing nations is the mission of Ministries of Health and non-governmental organizations around the world. Public health groups face daily challenges such as: • Limited funding and resources • Poor infrastructure • Geographic and climate-related challenges • Growing demand for medical supplies and products These challenges make it imperative that networks in developing areas are designed to be cost- effective, reliable and sustainable. Public Health Supply Chain Network Design LLamasoft solutions enable public health decision-makers to design cost-effective, reliable and sustainable public health supply chain networks with customer service as a primary goal. Supply Chain Design Saves Lives Just as in other regions, logistical shortcomings in the developing world can cost lives. By strengthening existing supply chain systems, the availability of essential medical commodities to health care providers and consumers is greatly increased, resulting in improved health for communities in underserved areas. Supply chain design activities such as determining the best locations for warehouses, setting optimal inventory targets and planning the most efficient vehicle routes can: • Decrease fuel costs • Get supplies and medicines to consumers more quickly and regularly • Increase service levels within established budgets • Reduce expiries and wastage • Improve utilization of existing assets, such as trucks Example service coverage map and network configurations
Transcript of Public Health Supply Chain Network Design
ChallengeThe consistent and timely delivery of medical supplies and medicines to consumers in developing nations is the mission of Ministries of Health and non-governmental organizations around the world. Public health groups face daily challenges such as:
•Limitedfundingandresources •Poorinfrastructure •Geographicandclimate-relatedchallenges •Growingdemandformedicalsuppliesandproducts
These challenges make it imperative that networks in developing areas are designed to be cost- effective, reliable and sustainable.
Public Health Supply Chain Network DesignLLamasoft solutions enable public health decision-makers to design cost-effective, reliable and sustainable public health supply chain networks with customer service as a primary goal.
Supply Chain Design Saves LivesJust as in other regions, logistical shortcomings in the developing world can cost lives. By strengthening existing supply chain systems, the availability of essential medical commodities to health care providers and consumers is greatly increased, resulting in improved health for communities in underserved areas. Supply chain design activities such as determining the best locations for warehouses, setting optimal inventory targets and planning the most efficient vehicle routes can:
•Decreasefuelcosts •Getsuppliesandmedicinestoconsumersmorequicklyandregularly •Increaseservicelevelswithinestablishedbudgets •Reduceexpiriesandwastage •Improveutilizationofexistingassets,suchastrucks
Example service coverage map and network configurations
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LLamasoft and Public HealthInadditiontohelpingnumerousFortuneGlobal500companiesdesigntheircommercialsupplychains,LLamasoftisalsoaleader in the field of public health supply chain design. Our consultants have carried out successful public health projects inLesotho,Ethiopia,Kenya,Côted’Ivoire,BurkinaFaso,Uganda,Nigeria,Tanzania,ElSalvador,DominicanRepublic,Guatemala,HaitiandPanama.Inaddition,LLamasoftcollaboratedwiththeInter-AgencyWorkingGroup(ajointteamfromtheWHO,UnitedNations,andWorldBank)todevelopaLogisticsModulefortheOneHealthTool.
LLamasoftoffersafullrangeofproject support including:
•Helpingorganizationsvalidatespecificsupply chain operations policy decisions
•Fullstaffingofsupplychainand transportation network design projects
•Analyzingexistingsupplychaindata •Trainingpublichealthemployeestouse
LLamasoftprogramsandmethodologiesso that the organization can conduct strategic supply chain analyses on its own
LLamasoft experience in Africa and Latin America
Partner OrganizatiOns
• JSI • Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)• The World Bank• USAID• USAID | DELIVER PROJECT• World Health Organization (WHO)
