Journal article

Integration of vaccine supply chains with other health commodity supply chains: A framework for decision making

Highlights

•Integration with other supply chains is often presented as a strategy to improve the efficiency of vaccine supply chains.

•Integration with other supply chains can be challenging in quantification, procurement and ordering/requisitioning.

•Integration with other supply chains presents strongest opportunities in storage, transport and IT.

•Product segmentation for supply chain integration helps identify products with greatest potential for integration with vaccines.

•Systematic data on efficiency needs to be captured to rigorously understand the benefits of integration with other supply chains.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2014

Journal

Vaccine

Volume

50

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Supply chain & logistics

Tags

  • Distribution system
  • Integration

Topic references

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TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
A Moving Warehouse Delivers Vaccines and Essential Health Supplies in SenegalPATH, World Health Organization (WHO)2013Case studyEnglish, French
Integrating the Supply Chains of Vaccines and Other Health CommoditiesPATH, World Health Organization (WHO)2013Case studyEnglish, French
Integration of vaccine supply chains with other health commodity supply chains: A framework for decision makingPrashant Yadav et al.2014Journal articleEnglish
Outsourcing Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics to the Private SectorPATH, World Health Organization (WHO)2012Case studyEnglish, French