Guidance
Preparing for Forecasting and Supply Planning
This guidance manual provides an overview of the forecasting and supply planning (FSP) preparatory phase. It covers the key activities that should be completed, including describing the programme, defining scope, collecting and compiling needed FSP data and assumptions, and obtaining required inputs through targeted consultations and/or an FSP workshop.
Authors
Languages
Publication year
2023
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Tags
- Forecasting
- Planning, budgeting and financing
TOOLBOX-FORCASTING
The resource is included in the following table:
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine Wastage Rates Calculator | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2025 | Tool | English |
| WHO Vaccination Session Planning App 2022 | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2022 | Tool | English |
| Estimating Forecast for Vaccines and Other Immunization Supplies | UNICEF | 2023 | Guidance | English, French, Russian |
| Preparing for Forecasting and Supply Planning | UNICEF | 2023 | Guidance | English, French, Russian |
| Vaccine Forecast Documentation Template | JSI | 2024 | Tool | English |
| FSP4All tool (Forecasting & Supply Planning for All Tool) | UNICEF | 2024 | Tool | English, French, Portuguese, Russian |
| FSP4All Instructions Manual | UNICEF | 2025 | User guide | English, French, Portuguese, Russian |
| Step by Step User Guide_FSP4All | UNICEF | 2025 | User guide | English, French, Portuguese, Russian |
| Vaccine Cold Chain Equipment Forecasting Brief | PATH | 2025 | Guidance | English |
