Multi-criteria distribution network redesign - case of the public sector pharmaceutical supply chain in Morocco

Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania

“…4 School of Public Health and Social Sciences (SPHSS), The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 5 Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) Project, Dodoma, Tanzania.…”

“…The pharmaceutical supply chain in low-and middleincome countries faces multiple challenges, such as the existence of falsified medicines, underfunding, affordability, weak transparency, weak mechanisms of accountability, and inefficiencies in medical prescriptions to the patients. [1][2][3] Consequently, pharmaceutical supply chains have received substantial attention, 4 focusing on health system interventions such as those for redesigning and optimising the public sector pharmaceutical supply chain, [4][5][6][7] including increasing financial resources allocated to the supply chain, introduction of incentives for staff to act effectively, [8][9][10] staff training to improve pharmaceutical supply chain management skills, 11,12 improvement of the supply chain process and procurement procedure such as centralising/decentralising purchasing of drugs, improvement of health information management systems to monitor and inform purchases, as well as infrastructure improvement and communication. [13][14][15] Another policy introduced in several countries is the establishment of public-private partnerships (PPPs) 5,13 to complement existing medicines supply chain systems.…”

“…[1][2][3] Consequently, pharmaceutical supply chains have received substantial attention, 4 focusing on health system interventions such as those for redesigning and optimising the public sector pharmaceutical supply chain, [4][5][6][7] including increasing financial resources allocated to the supply chain, introduction of incentives for staff to act effectively, [8][9][10] staff training to improve pharmaceutical supply chain management skills, 11,12 improvement of the supply chain process and procurement procedure such as centralising/decentralising purchasing of drugs, improvement of health information management systems to monitor and inform purchases, as well as infrastructure improvement and communication. [13][14][15] Another policy introduced in several countries is the establishment of public-private partnerships (PPPs) 5,13 to complement existing medicines supply chain systems. 4,16,17 PPPs have been reported to increase the availability of essential medicines in peripheral areas in low-income settings [18][19][20][21] to improve order fulfilment rates, to control drug costs, and to increase satisfaction among programme users.…”

Performance indicator selection for operating room supply chains: An application of ANP

“…They identify a set of performance indicators for assessing track-and-trace technologies in healthcare, including quality, resources, productivity, satisfaction and service delivery. El Mokrini et al [51] propose a multi-criteria framework using AHP to select the appropriate distribution network by considering supply chain responsiveness and costs. In this study, ANP is chosen to construct a performance measurement framework in the hospital logistics context, and more specifically for the OR.…”

“…Selecting meaningful performance metrics is a challenging task for decision makers, as different organizations use different metrics based on company goals, strategies or policies [52]. In order to design a flexible performance measurement model applicable to various healthcare supply chains, the purpose is to find a generalized list of logistics performance metrics, which can be customized according to the specific context or situation needs [39], [51]. In this study, the set of KPIs impacting the OR logistics supply chain is selected based on a comprehensive literature review by Moons et al [53] and expertise of the OR logistics manager.…”