Improving The Medicine Supply Chain
- Topics:
- Growth
- Tags:
- A.T. Kearney,
- Supply Chain Management (SCM),
- Supply Chain,
- Software,
- Medicine,
- Human Resources,
- Healthcare,
- Health Care,
- Enterprise Software,
- Benefits,
- ...
- Source:
- A.T. Kearney
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Overview: This article discusses ways to improve the medicine supply chain in developing countries. Medicines play an important role in public health care programs, saving lives and drawing people to health facilities, where they can also receive preventive treatment. It can also help keep health care costs down. It offers a seven-point solution to relieving pressure on health care budgets in these countries, while reducing the cost of medicine and improving key elements of the drug supply chain. Some of these solutions include: Adopting a national drug strategy, consolidating the drug procurement process, adopting demand planning, inventory management techniques, deliver direct from suppliers, building a support infrastructure. Thus, organizations that focus on the key elements of improving drug supply and adopt a disciplined and structured implementation process are positioned for success.
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Format: PDF | Size: 378KB | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 19
