The Vaccine Supply Chain Multathlon: the Reconciliation of Technology, Economy and Access to Medicines

Catherine Decouttere (), Nico Vandaele (), Stef Lemmens () and Mauro Bernuzzi ()
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Catherine Decouttere: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Nico Vandaele: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Stef Lemmens: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Mauro Bernuzzi: GSK Vaccines

Chapter 10 in Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations, 2016, pp 205-227 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many rigorous models have been developed to support the design of humanitarian supply chains. Supply chains supportive of Access to Medicines (ATM), like vaccine supply chains impose considerable additional challenges on this design process. We embed these models in a broader stakeholder based framework. This will substantially enhance the societal and human impact of the ATM supply chain service delivery. This broader base of stakeholders will deliver a balanced set of Key Performance Indicators, against which the new design options or scenarios will be evaluated. These scenarios will be the outcome of an iterative design and modelling process moderated by a group of key stakeholders. Subsequently, a multi-criteria ranking method will reveal a shortlist of championing scenarios. Finally, a group decision process will decide on the final supply chain design choice. Moreover, the acceptance and buy-in of the (re)designed supply chain will be much more evident for all stakeholders involved. The main purpose of this paper is to present a general framework for ATM supply chain design which constitutes a stakeholder’s framework encapsulating a rigorous modelling approach. We build upon our own experience within a vaccine supply chain.

Keywords: Stakeholder analysis; Scenario planning; Multi-criteria evaluation; Key performance indicators; Supply chain design; Access to medicines; Vaccine industry; Group decision making; Rotavirus; Data envelopment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24418-1_10

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