Notable Use Cases for Immunization Logistics and Supply Chain Systems

This purpose of this page was to pull together exemplary use-cases that openLMIS could support. However, this activity has been moved to the following URL:

http://immunizationlogistics2025.pbworks.com/

Immunization Logistics and Supply Systems: Developing a vision for the future

How to use this Wiki: If you -- as a member of the Future Immunization Logistics and Supply Systems - Visioning Think Tank Sub-Group -- are aware of innovations or programs aligned with the Project Optimize Vision for 2025, especially in your tenant domain, please send them a link to this page. That person should copy this page into a new Wiki page, changing only the part of the title in parenthesis so that it is relevant to their work. Example title: Immunization Logistics and Supply Chain Systems (Village Reach)

Supporting examples/ Work-in-progress

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Vaccine products and their packaging are designed with characteristics that best suit the operational needs of countries

1. Highest standards of quality and safety.
2. Dialogue between the public sector and manufacturers
3. Guidance from the public-sector on desired product attributes early in the product development process.
4. Tools and processes are available to assess trade-offs and inform decision-making.
5. Incentives are offered to manufacturers meeting the desired product attributes.
6. Other:______________________________________________________________

Immunization supply systems are designed to maximize effectiveness and efficiency and are built around mechanisms that support continuous learning to improve system performance

1. Streamlined
2. Adaptable to varying volumes and quantities
3. Demand-driven
4. Measured and managed for continuous quality improvement, including an accurate assessment of system costs and performance
5. Benchmarked against other high performing supply systems
6. Operated by competent staff and management who are empowered
7. Other: __________________________________________________________________

Immunization supply systems are part of an integrated health supply systems that maximizes synergies, and makes the most appropriate strategic links with the private sector

1. The potential and suitability of integration are evaluated according to defined objectives and adopted wherever relevant .
2. Involvement of the private sector is expanded
3. Other: __________________________________________________________________

The environmental impact of energy, materials, and processes used in immunization supply systems from the international to local levels is assessed and minimized

1. Vaccine thermal stability is increased and true stability utilized in order to raise storage temperatures where permitted, reduce cooling capacity requirements and enable alternates to air transport.
2. Packaging requirements are minimized to reduce natural resources consumed and minimize storage space requirements.
3. The reduction of distances and time for shipping are considered a critical criterion for determining where vaccine and related products are sourced.
4. Distribution vehicles are carefully selected, driven and maintained for journeys that have been optimally planned to minimize energy requirement while maximizing service life.
5. Energy efficiency strategies, beginning with informed product selection and continuing through ongoing maintenance, are implemented to reduce energy requirements.
6. Renewable energy sources are used to replace fossil fuels to reduce resource depletion and decrease pollution.
7. Innovative product development in the field of refrigeration and transportation provide purchasers with more efficient, reliable, and durable equipment choices for vaccine cold chain.
8. Countries have clear policies, strategies and funded plans for waste management that include disposal of immunization and daily medical wastes and as well as repair, reuse and recycle provisions for packaging and equipment.
9. Other: _________________________________________________________________

Data produced by effective, affordable and sustainable information systems and technologies are used to inform and drive immunization supply systems

1. Integration: Information systems support integrated supply chains and all components within each program are integrated as well (logistics and supply chain, immunization records, performance monitoring and surveillance)
2. Disaggregation: data about individual records (vaccines, immunization records, cases) is accurately captured and digitalized at its origin and made directly available to users at all levels
3. Decision support: Management has the capacity to analyze and use information that is routinely available for evidence-based decision making
4. Quality assurance: Robust system design ensures the quality and integrity of immunization data, confirmed by periodic evaluations
5. User driven design: systems are designed and developed based on usability and effectiveness and are able to adapt with minimum disruption to changing requirements.

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