scholarly journals Supply chain solutions to improve the distribution of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to clinics in rural areas: A case study of the QwaQwa district

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamolise Mokheseng ◽  
Gideon S. Horn ◽  
Aileen G. Klopper
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Supply Chain Coordination ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
Virus Reactivation ◽  
Planning And Design

This article serves as a case study based on research that was performed in the QwaQwa district in the Free State Province where the distribution of ARVs to the regional Manapo hospital, as well as between the hospital and its peripheral clinics, was interrupted and inconsistent due to problems in the supply chain. An unreliable and interrupted ARV supply chain creates the risk of virus reactivation and eventual patient mortality.The objectives of the study were to explore the problems experienced with the ARV distribution practices at the Manapo hospital, and to recommend ways in which the distribution of ARVs can be improved so that patients can receive an uninterrupted supply. The nature of the topic researched dictated the use of mainly the quantitative research method.The main problems identified include: Wrong and no uniform practice of ordering stock by the hospital and the clinics; lack of reliable, structured transportation from the depot to the hospital; as well as poor inventory management and poor overall communication. Recommendations to address the problems include: Implementing a supply chain planning and design process; improving inventory management and warehousing practices; implementing more effective and reliable distribution and transportation processes; as well as improving supply chain coordination and overall communication.

A systematic literature review of healthcare supply chain and implications of future research

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuj Dixit ◽  
Srikanta Routroy ◽  
Sunil Kumar Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drug Manufacturing ◽  
Customer Training

Purpose This paper aims to review the healthcare supply chain (HSC) literature along various areas and to find out the gap in it. Design/methodology/approach In total, 143 research papers were reviewed during 1996-2017. A critical review was carried out in various dimensions such as research methodologies/data collection method (empirical, case study and literature review) and inquiry mode of research methodology (qualitative, quantitative and mixed), country-specific, targeted area, research aim and year of publication. Findings Supply chain (SC) operations, performance measurement, inventory management, lean and agile operation, and use of information technology were well studied and analyzed, however, employee and customer training, tracking and visibility of medicines, cold chain management, human resource practices, risk management and waste management are felt to be important areas but not much attention were made in this direction. Research limitations/implications Mainly drug and vaccine SC were considered in current study of HSC while SC along healthcare equipment and machine, hospitality and drug manufacturing related papers were excluded in this study. Practical implications This literature review has recognized and analyzed various issues relevant to HSC and shows the direction for future research to develop an efficient and effective HSC. Originality/value The insight of various aspects of HSC was explored in general for better and deeper understanding of it for designing of an efficient and competent HSC. The outcomes of the study may form a basis to decide direction of future research.

Decision Support Tools for Managing Unpredictability in the Supply Chain

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Vesier
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Production Scheduling ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Decision Support Tools ◽  
Business Outcomes ◽  
Support Tools

Abstract Effectively managing unpredictability requires decision support tools that can predict the financial and business outcomes of various supply chain strategies. This paper will discuss the role of these decision support tools and their characteristics as well as review a case study. In the case study, decision support tools facilitated development of strategies that increased after tax profit by $140 Million. These strategies included: • Reliability improvement strategy: Identifying the reliability improvements that offered the biggest profitability impact. • Supply chain strategy: Defining inventory management and production scheduling rules that ensured order shipment within two days. • Capital investment strategy: Defining when new capacity should come on line as well as the minimum capital investment.

Inventory Management, a Decision Support Framework to Improve Operational Performance

2012 ◽  
pp. 581-600
Author(s):  
Jan van den Berg ◽  
Guido van Heck ◽  
Mohsen Davarynejad ◽  
Ron van Duin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Decision Support Framework ◽  
Comparable Performance ◽  
Potential Benefits

Enterprise Resource Planning systems have been introduced to support the efficient and effective execution of business processes. In practice, this may not fully succeed. This also holds in particular for inventory management (IM), which forms a part of supply chain management. Within this research, by analyzing the IM business process theoretically, eleven potential benefits are indicated. Next, by using a Business Intelligence approach, key performance indicators (KPIs) are selected to measure the performance of IM sub-processes. Integration of these approaches yields an IM performance decision support framework that can be used to obtain a generic, coherent picture of the fundamental IM processes in an organization. In addition, by tracking and analyzing KPI measurements, adequate decisions can be prepared towards the improvement of the operational IM performance. The proposed framework is validated using experts’ opinions and a comparative case study. The experts’ comments yielded a list of top-10 KPIs, based on the measurements of which a set of quick wins can be determined. The case study results show that some of the identified potential benefits are also observed in practice. Future research may reveal that comparable performance improvements are possible in other IM environments (and even in other supply chain domains) based on similar decision support frameworks.

Magic Lanes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Cate Christ ◽  
Hendrik Tieben
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
The World ◽  
Physical Features

With one of the highest population densities in the world, Hong Kong suffers from a lack of public open space. Despite this situation, open spaces provided by government authorities or private developers often do not meet residents’ needs or include residents in the planning and design process. To explore one way that this issue is being addressed, this chapter describes an ongoing placemaking project within Hong Kong’s interstitial network of laneways (里) and alleys (巷). The key historical, sociocultural, and physical features, opportunities, and constraints of these in-between spaces are discussed. This is followed by an in-depth exploration of the case study Magic Lanes, a pilot project that aims to provide more inclusive public open spaces through placemaking and community co-creation.

Dockomo Heavy Machinery Equipment Ltd.: Spare Parts Supply Chain Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Narayanan ◽  
S Seshadri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Inventory Planning ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Heavy Machinery ◽  
Demand Patterns ◽  
Forecasting Techniques

This case study is designed to explore the challenges of forecasting and inventory management in spare parts industry. Most items in this industry have lumpy, intermittent, erratic and slow demand patterns. Traditional forecasting techniques cannot be applied to this group. Also most textbook methods on inventory planning, assumes the demand is normally distributed – which is also not the case in spare parts industry. Strategies can be tested for the demand data provide for about 40 items

scholarly journals Effects of Malnutrition on the Academic Performance: A Case Study of Grade 6-8 Learners in Punjab, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shabbir ◽  
Qamar-uz-Zaman ◽  
Muhammad Atif
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Attendance Rate ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Is Design

The present research is design to assess the “effects of malnutrition on the academic performance of grade 6-8 learners in rural areas of Tehsil Hafizabad”. Quantitative research approach was used to achieve the objectives of the study. Quantitative data was gathered by using Scheduled Interview from the sample of 150 learners of the three selected schools. Data was analyzed through statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The outcomes of the study revealed that the malnutrition, particularly the use of low quality foods significantly lowers the academic performance in terms of lowering the understanding level of the learners and attainments; it reduces the attendance rate ultimately. It was observed that the less participation in physical activities, low income of the household and crowded demographic conditions reduced the learning capacity of the students. Some useful suggestions were also made, strictly ban on low quality food, awareness programs should be launched for public, and more studies must be conducted to highlight and overcome the issue.

scholarly journals The Hidden Cost of Supply Chain Disruptions: Case Study of the UK’s Automotive Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Hubert Escaith ◽  
Sangeeta Khorana ◽  
William A. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Central Feature ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Input Output ◽  
The Uk

As the world economy has become increasingly integrated the spectre of transnational supply chains has become a central feature of globalisation. The smooth and unfettered working of transnational supply chains has facilitated efficiency increasing changes to business operations (such as just in time inventory management). The automotive sector worldwide has been at the forefront of internationally integrated supply systems. The European Union (EU) has, in part, been structured to reduce friction in Europe-wide supply chains through the single market. Transnational supply chains are at the heart of United Kingdom (UK) – EU trade, and the UK’s departure from the EU’s single market (Brexit) will increase friction in international trade. This case study of the UK’s automotive sector uses a social network approach to analyse supply chain linkages between the UK, EU and other trading partners, and how these could be impacted as a result of Brexit. We use data from Trade in Value Added (TiVA) and World Input-Output Database (WIOD) to map supply chains, estimate total value-added in exports and examine how Brexit is likely to impact the competitiveness of UK exports. Results confirm that the UK’s automotive sector is closely integrated with the EU. To offset the loss of UK’s export competitiveness after Brexit, trade facilitation measures complemented with a duty drawback scheme could be an option in the short run. Policy measures are, however, unlikely to replace the benefits of duty-free and frictionless access enjoyed under single market trading arrangements. This suggests that the UK automotive sector, which is primarily comprised of globally active firms, may have to reconfigure supply chain arrangements and in the long run alter how decisions pertaining to locations are made. Keywords: Brexit, global value chains, input-output linkages, WIOD.

scholarly journals A Case Study of Undergraduate Students Computer Self-Efficacy from Rural Areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.20) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Rajermani Thinakaran ◽  
Rosmah Ali ◽  
Wan Nor Al-Ashekin Wan Husin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Research Show ◽  
Computer Self Efficacy

In students’ learning process, self-efficacy plays an important part. In Malaysia, there are a number of researches on students’ self-efficacy. However, none of the studies focuses on undergraduate students’ computer self-efficacy from the rural areas. This article presents a quantitative research on undergraduate students’ perceived computer self-efficacy. A total of 128 first semester undergraduate students participated in the survey, employing a 27-item questionnaire measuring computer self-efficacy. The items were pilot-tested before being administered to the respondents. Outcome of the research show that computer self-efficacy level is high for basic and advanced skills. The result of the research shows that rural community has accepted the ICT as part of their lifestyle.   

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