Using the Logistics Management Information System, Global Health eLearning Center

Using the Logistics Management Information System. Logistics for Health Commodities. Logistics Supports Commodity Security Go to Session. Serving Customers through Logistics Go to Session. Selecting and Quantifying Commodities Go to Session. Procuring the Right Commodities Go to Session. Managing Inventory Go to Session. Storing Commodities Go to Session. Distributing Commodities Go to Session. Using the Logistics Management Information System Go to Session. Logistics in Action Go to Session. Monitoring and Evaluating Supply Chains Go to Session. People That Deliver Go to Session. References. Population Action International. 2012. "Empty Handed." :Responding to the Demand for Contraceptives . Accessed on the Web February 26, 2012. Management Sciences for Health. 1997. Managing Drug Supply . West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc. Praekelt Foundation. 2011. Mobile Stats for Africa 2011 . Accessed August 13, 2012. United States Diplomatic Mission to South Africa Press Attache. 2012. Success for Partnership Project to Streamline ARV Distribution . Accessed August 12, 2012. USAID. 2004. Contraceptive Security Ready Lessons . Washington, DC. USAID|DELIVER Project. 2012. " Zimbabwe Country Summary ." Accessed on the Web August 13, 2012. World Health Organization. 2012. "Supply and management of commodities." Accessed on the Web. August 13, 2012. The JSI/DELIVER Project publications listed below can be accessed through the DELIVER Web site www.deliver.jsi.com or by using the links provided. PipeLine (The Pipeline Monitoring and Procurement Planning System) is a software tool designed to help program managers regularly monitor the status of their product pipelines and product procurement plans. Click here to go to the online document. Programs That Deliver: Logistics' Contributions to Better Health in Developing Countries . Aimed at policymakers and program managers, Programs That Deliver describes why developing country health and family planning programs cannot succeed without a strong supply chain. Click here to go to the Policy Papers page, which for ease in navigation, lists each chapter as a separate file. To go to the PDF of the whole book (a very large file), click here. The Logistics Handbook: A Practical Guide for Supply Chain and Health Programs is a reference book that explains the major aspects of logistics management with an emphasis on contraceptive supplies. It is intended to help managers who work with supplies every day, as well as managers who assess and design logistics systems for entire programs. Click here to go to the online document. Logistics Workbook: A Companion to the Logistics Handbook This workbook is intended to be used only in conjunction with The Logistics Handbook: A Practical Guide for Supply Chain Managers in Family Planning and Health Programs . By completing the exercises in the workbook, you will reinforce concepts learned while reading the handbook. Click here to go to the online document. The Contraceptive Forecasting Handbook for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs is a reference book for forecasting commodity needs for family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Topics range from general methodological considerations to special considerations when forecasting for HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Click here for the online document.