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.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2014
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
50
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Tags
- Distribution system
- Integration
- Vaccine supply
Topic references
OPTIMIZE_SYST_DESIGN
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Moving Warehouse Delivers Vaccines and Essential Health Supplies in Senegal | PATH, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2013 | Case study | English, French |
| Integrating the Supply Chains of Vaccines and Other Health Commodities | PATH, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2013 | Case study | English, French |
| Integration of vaccine supply chains with other health commodity supply chains: A framework for decision making | Prashant Yadav et al. | 2014 | Journal article | English |
| Outsourcing Vaccine Supply Chain and Logistics to the Private Sector | PATH, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2012 | Case study | English, French |
