Health Supply Chain/Logistics

JSI's Logistics Services group works with governments, donor agencies, nongovernmental organizations and private companies to ensure the availability of health supplies. We improve health program supply chain efficiency and effectiveness by strengthening systems, training people, developing policies and mobilizing financing for essential health commodities. Most of the Publications cited here were developed by JSI's USAID | DELIVER PROJECT.

For more information as well as Country Reports, Fact Sheets, Policy Papers and other materials, please go to USAID | DELIVER PROJECT Publications.

For JSI-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals please go to Journal Articles.

Please note the following are listed in chronological order starting with the most recent publication.

Getting Products to People: The JSI Framework for Integrated Supply Chain Management in Public Health (PDF, 2.76 MB)

A strong health system cannot function without a well-designed, well-operated, and well-maintained supply chain management system. The framework draws from commercial sector best practices to solve problems in public health supply chains. An integrated supply chain that has visibility of information and activity up and down the chain, fewer steps in its processes, and greater coordination and predictability of demand between all the levels and actors in the system. This includes linking all the actors involved in managing essential health commodities into one cohesive supply chain management organization. The organization can oversee all functions, levels, and partners, ensuring an adequate supply of essential health commodities to the clients who need them. JSI, 2011.

Ensuring Supply Chain Integrity in Angola (PDF, 222 KB)

About 85 percent (or around 14.9 million people) of the population in Angola is at risk of malaria. Malaria accounts for an estimated 35 percent of mortality in children younger than five years old, 25 percent of maternal mortality, and 60 percent of hospital admissions for children younger than five.

This malaria logistics brief highlights how JSI's USAID | DELIVER Project improved supply chain integrity and reduced costs and transport time for the provincial delivery of President's Malaria Initiative commodities in Angola. John Snow, Inc. USAID | DELIVER Project, 2011.

Health Care Waste Management of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Health Clinics (PDF, 1.69 MB)

This illustrated guide is intended for all the staff at health centers that use malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and must dispose of the waste from the tests after they are used. The guide includes descriptions and illustrations of the basic principles of waste management and specific solutions for managing the waste. John Snow, Inc. USAID | DELIVER project, 2011.

Supply Chain Evolution: Introduction to a Framework for Supply Chain Strengthening of a Developing Country Public Health Programs (PDF, 1.01 MB)

Supply chain management is an important component of strong health systems and critical for the effective implementation of health programs. This document provides a road map for developing country public health systems to build and sustain a high-performing fully integrated supply chain.

Delivering Family Planning One Village at a Time: 20 Years of Supply Chain Work in Bangladesh (PDF, 11.70 MB)

The family planning effort in Bangladesh is widely recognized as one of the world's most successful ones and a model for other countries to follow. For more than 20 years, USAID worked with John Snow, Inc., to improve the delivery of family planning supplies in Bangladesh through multiple, consecutive projects, focusing primarily on logistics, procurement, institutional strengthening, capacity building, and commodity security. This publication highlights achievements and lessons learned from 1988 to 2010. Some of the hallmarks of the technical assistance provided in Bangladesh include: functional web-based LMIS, modernization of the supply chain system, a long-term solution to dealing with chronic expiry of products within the system, and commodity security policy interventions.

Supply Chain Models and Considerations for Community-Based Distribution Programs: A Program Manager's Guide (PDF, 675 KB)

This document provides guidance in the design of systems for community-based distribution (CBD) programs. The guide aims to assist program managers and other stakeholders in designing and implementing stronger and more sustainable supply chains for their CBD programs. The guide is intended to serve as a resource of tools that can be modified and adapted for use by any public sector government or organization that implements CBD programs. John Snow, Inc. 2010.

Laboratory Standardization: Lessons Learned and Practical Approaches (PDF, 1.27 MB)

As the organizational structure of laboratories in limited-resource settings has evolved in response to HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases; and as more peripheral laboratories have become involved in providing routine testing, the need for laboratory standardization has become more pronounced. This paper provides a detailed definition and description of laboratory standardization, outlines the benefits, and offers some suggested approaches for implementing standardization in-country. JSI/ USAID | DELIVER Project, 2010.

Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management: Outsourcing Public Health Logistics in Developing Countries (PDF, 640 KB)

This paper examines the potential opportunity for public sector health systems to engage third party service providers to support the logistics functions, with an emphasis on distribution, warehousing, and inventory management. It provides supply chain management stakeholders with a resource that describes outsourcing and how it could be used in public health supply chains, when to consider outsourcing, the process of deciding whether outsourcing is a viable option in a particular context, and how to begin the outsourcing process. JSI / USAID | DELIVER Project, 2010.

Assessment Tool for Laboratory Services and Supply Chains (ATLAS) (PDF, 2.55 MB)

The Assessment Tool for Laboratory Services and Supply Chains (ATLAS) is a data gathering tool developed to assess laboratory services and logistics. The ATLAS is a diagnostic and monitoring tool that can be used as a baseline survey to complete an annual assessment or as an integral part of the work planning process. The information collected by using the ATLAS is analyzed to identify issues and opportunities and to outline further assessment and/or appropriate interventions. JSI/USAID | DELIVER Project, 2010.

Initiating In-Country Pre-Service Training in Supply Chain Management Commodities: Process Guide and Sample Curriculum Outline (PDF, 322 KB)

This process guide and sample curriculum outline offers programs, governments, and projects interested in implementing pre-service training for supply chain management of health commodities a general understanding of the process, stages, steps, and activities required for initiating a successful pre-service training program. JSI/ USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2010.

Segmenting Laboratory Commodities for Logistics System Design: A Guide (PDF, 597 KB)

This guide includes examples of practical laboratory practices that are specific to the process of segmenting laboratory commodities. This important tool, useful for laboratory logistics system designers, logically and systematically reviews, analyzes, and organizes the products to ensure an efficient and effective supply chain design. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER Project, 2010.

Measuring Supply Chain Performance: Guide to Key Performance Indicators for Public Health Managers (PDF, 1.47 MB)

Public health programs need supply chains they can rely on for ensuring product availability where and when needed. Using supply chain performance indicators is one of the simplest, least expensive, and least time-consuming activities that can show improvement in operations. This guide provides indicators and metrics for the effective measurement of supply chain performance. JSI/USAID | DELIVER Project, 2010.

Assessing Policies and Practices That Affect Contraceptive Financing and Procurement: A Review Guide (PDF, 635 KB)

Contraceptive security exists when every person can choose, obtain, and use high-quality contraceptives and condoms whenever they are needed. The purpose of this guide is to help national governments, donors, and other stakeholders improve the policy environment for contraceptive security and, in particular, the operational policies and practices for procuring and financing contraceptive supplies. This guide focuses on the public sector, but much of it may also be applied to the private sector, as well as financing and procuring other health commodities. USAID | Health Policy Initiative and the JSI/ USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. April 2010.

Contraceptive Security Index Technical Manual (PDF, 390 KB)

The Contraceptive Security Index Technical Manual describes, in detail, the indicators selected and the methodology used to calculate the index, including indicator calculations, scales, conversions, and weighting. JSI / USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2010.

Contraceptive Security Indicators 2010 (PDF, 439 KB)

This data spreadsheet highlights a comprehensive set of indicators that can be used to monitor contraceptive security (CS) for programmatic and advocacy purposes. The CS Indicators were developed to reflect key aspects of contraceptive security to help in-country stakeholders monitor and evaluate their country's CS status. This dataset presents CS indicators for 35 countries and builds upon the Strategic Pathway to Reproductive Health Commodity Security (SPARHCS) framework. The data was collected in 2010 through the second annual round of CS Indicator data collection. Indicator questions cover the following topics: finance and procurement, commodities, policies, coordination and leadership, and supply chain. JSI / USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2010.

Logistics Management Units: What, Why, and How of the Central Coordination of Supply Chain Management (PDF, 870 KB)

Increasingly, countries have recognized the value of forming a management structure that is responsible for organizing, monitoring, and supporting supply chain activities within a logistics system - a logistics management unit (LMU). This document describes a logistics management unit, how it can be structured, the reasons for advocacy, and suggestions on how to begin. Also included are illustrations using country examples. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. 2009.

Reengineering Public Health Supply Chains for Improved Performance: Guide for Applying Supply Chain Segmentation Framework (PDF, 873 KB)

This guide describes the process of segmenting a supply chain and provides a hypothetical example of an in-country application. The segmentation approach is a powerful tool for improving customer service and can easily be applied to public health supply chains. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER Project, 2010.

Zambia: Implementing the End Use Verification survey using mobile phone technology (PDF, 15.48 MB)

This survey was used in conjunction with an ongoing Essential Drugs Logistics System Pilot in Zambia, and overall objective was to assess how the logistics systems managed selected commodities at public health institutions, as well as provide a snapshot of how malaria was being diagnosed and treated at lower level
facilities. This report presents the findings of the assessment as well as the short- and long-term recommendations to successfully implement the end-use process, as well as the use of EpiSurveyor for regular data collection purposes.

Logistics Handbook: A Practical Guide for Supply Chain Managers in Family Planning and Health Programs (PDF, 2.99 MB)

The Logistics Handbook 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. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. 2009.

Logistics Workbook: A Companion to the Logistics Handbook (PDF, 1.94 MB)

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. The handbook presents technical information, case studies, and theoretical application for anyone working in supply management. It can also be a resource for logistics information. By completing the exercises in the workbook, you will reinforce concepts learned while reading the handbook. You can also try out ideas from the handbook. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. 2009.

Transporting, Storing, and Handling Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests at Central and Peripheral Storage Facilities (PDF, 7.84 MB)

The primary focus and purpose of this companion guide is to supplement the general guide on Quantification of Health Commodities: A Guide to Forecasting and Supply Planning for Procurement by describing in detail the specific methodology for forecasting consumption of HIV test kits as a critical step in the overall quantification process. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER Project, 2009.

Laboratory Logistics Handbook: A Guide to Designing and Managing Laboratory Logistics Systems (PDF, 1.19 MB)

The expansion of programs for HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria requires strong and supportive laboratory services.This document describes the function and organization of laboratory services and the commodities needed for laboratory services, and it discusses supply chain considerations for management of laboratory commodities. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. 2009.

Public Health Procurement Guide and Catalog 2010 (PDF, 2.53 MB)

USAID's Public Health Procurement Guide and Product Catalog 2010 is an annual publication of current contraceptive and condom ordering procedures for Missions and a catalog of condoms and contraceptives provided by USAID. It includes USAID contraceptive ordering procedures and guidance on how to use logistics data and forecasts to calculate contraceptive requirements. JSI/ USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2010.

Quantification of Health Commodities: HIV Test Kit Companion Guide (PDF, 777 KB)

Quantification of Health Commodities: ARV Companion Guide (PDF, 1.75 MB)

Successful implementation and expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services depend on the continuous availability of high-quality antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and on the supply of a wide range of HIV & AIDS-related commodities. The nature of ART and the specific characteristics of ARV drugs and how they are used pose particular challenges for managing the supply chain for ARV drugs. The primary focus and purpose of the ARV companion guide is to describe the process and the methods used for forecasting ARV drug needs. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER Project. 2009.

Logistics of Health Care Waste Management: Information and Approaches for Developing Country Settings (PDF, 1.52 MB)

Health care waste management (HCWM) is a major health and environmental concern. Hazardous waste, including sharps and other infectious waste, pose a serious risk to human health and the general environment. This publication considers the reality of health care waste management practices in resource-limited settings, and offers solutions based on actual experience in developing countries. JSI/ USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. 2009.

Planning and Implementing a Logistics System Design Activity (PDF, 836 KB)

Public health program managers in resource-limited settings often recognize the importance of a well-designed logistics system after experiencing symptoms of poor logistics system performance, such as stockouts, overstocks, and expiries. Based on experience designing logistics systems in many countries for many programs, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT recommends the use of a system design workshop involving local participants. This method has proven to be highly efficient, with a likelihood of yielding an appropriate system design that is country specific. This document serves as a guide to advisors and in-country partners to understand the process of designing an efficient, secure logistics system to improve product availability to clients and to move toward health commodity security.

Building Blocks for Logistics System Design for HIV Tests and ARV Drugs: Inventory Control Systems, Logistics Management Information Systems, and Storage and Distribution (PDF, 1.58 MB)

This document provides recommendations in four areas of supply chain management of antiretroviral drugs and HIV tests: the inventory control system, the logistics management information system, storage, and distribution. JSI/ USAID | DELIVER Project, 2008.

Guide for Quantifying Laboratory Supplies (PDF, 1.29 MB)

Laboratory commodities are used to provide preventive and care services that support public health programs, such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The specific characteristics and quantities of laboratory commodities to be handled pose a particular challenge to managing the supply chain. Quantification of health commodities is a process that includes estimating the quantities and the cost of products required to meet customer demand and to fill the pipeline with adequate stock levels, taking into account service delivery capacity, supply pipeline requirements, and resources available for procurement. This guide describes the process and methodologies used for quantifying laboratory supplies. JSI/USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. July 2008.

Guidelines for Managing the Laboratory Supply Chain (V.2) (PDF, 922 KB)

The importance of quality laboratory services is indisputable. This paper describes the function and organization of laboratory services and the commodities needed for laboratory services, and it discusses supply chain considerations for management of laboratory commodities. JSI / USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2008.

Building a Standard Laboratory Equipment List (PDF, 1.30 MB)

This document is a tool to aid country laboratory program decision makers in one aspect of standardization: Identifying, documenting, and evaluating criteria to select laboratory equipment to appear on the country's standard equipment list. JSI/USAID|DELIVER PROJECT. June 2008.

Procurement Primer for Health and Family Planning Progr ams in Bangladesh (PDF, 4.47 MB)

This 100-page booklet provides a simple overview of goods and services procurement for health-sector projects in Bangladesh that have been financed wholly or in part by the World Bank and the International Development Association (IDA). JSI/DELIVER Project, 2008.

General Instructions: Avian Influenza Depopulation, Decontamination, and Disposal Kit (3-D Kit) (PDF, 3.31 MB)

To support the containment of and response to a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in recipient countries throughout the globe, USAID maintains the Avian Influenza International Stockpile (AIIS). The stockpile contains personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, decontamination kits, and laboratory specimen collection kits.

USAID's new Depopulation, Decontamination, and Disposal Kit (3-D Kit) provides first responders with an emergency supply of the critical equipment needed to safely carry out an initial outbreak response to highly pathogenic avian influenza. To prevent the spread of the virus to humans and other susceptible species, the first responders will use the equipment to ensure biosecurity, while safely performing poultry depopulation, disposal and cleaning, and disinfection. These guidelines were developed by JSI's USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 2, and bio-hazard response experts and include step-by-step instructions on how to use the 3-D and Surveillance Biosecurity Kits, based on the deployment approach outlined in USAID Decontamination Kit Review. In addition to step-by-step instructions, the guidelines include standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational checklists for correctly deploying the kits. JSI/USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, 2008.

Decentralizing and Integrating Contraceptive Logistics Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Considerations for Informed Decision Making throughout the Health Reform Process (PDF, 530 KB)

This paper, which builds on several previous documents produced by the DELIVER Project, is an overview of key issues and lessons that LAC countries and countries in Asia and Africa have learned during the process of integration and decentralization. The analysis highlights key ideas that policymakers, family planning managers, and logistics advisors can consider when implementing the decentralization and/or integration reforms of certain or all logistics systems functions to help sustain an efficient and continuous supply of contraceptives. Alix Beith, Nora Quesada, Wendy Abramson, Anabella Sánchez, Nadia Olson, 2007.

Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Assessing Logistics Systems Performance (PDF, 1.63 MB)

Quality monitoring is an integral part of any health logistics system, as it can describe the performance of the logistics system, evaluate strengths and weaknesses, and allow for accountability and advocacy. This document describes several indicators that are useful tools in monitoring and evaluating a logistics system for reproductive health commodities. These indicators can be used to measure the availability of commodities in a health facility, the performance of the logistics system, and, ultimately, commodity security. 2006.

Assessing Supply Chains for HIV/AIDS Commodities (PDF, 2.88 MB)

This paper presents technical guidance for assessing supply chain management systems for HIV&AIDS programs in the context of system design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. JSI, USAID | DELIVER Project. 2006.

Assessing Supply Chains for HIV/AIDS Commodities (PDF, 2.85 MB)

This paper is a resource for assessing supply chain management systems for HIV & AIDS programs. While many tools and indicators for different types of assessments will remain relatively standardized across commodity groups, including forecasting and monitoring and evaluation for the purposes of system design, a number of key differences exist for HIV/AIDS commodities, notably in the types of assessments, the special considerations during the process, and the frequency and follow up of assessments. This paper is a guide for advisors and in-country partners to understand the types of assessments that are undertaken to measure or monitor system performance, the purpose behind the different assessments, and the tools that are appropriate and valuable to use in the different circumstances. JSI/DELIVER Project. May 2006.

HIV/AIDS Commodity Security: A Framework for Strategic Planning (PDF, 1.50 MB)

An effective response to HIV&AIDS demands multisectoral and multi-programmatic action. HIV&AIDS programs, including antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, voluntary counseling and testing, and post-exposure prophylaxis, require a vast number and range of commodities. This paper presents a framework for strategic planning that brings together a series of functions, programs, and activities necessary for the improvement of HIV/AIDS commodity security. JSI/ USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. 2006.

Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Assessing Logistics Systems Performance (PDF, 1.63 MB)

Procuring HIV/AIDS Commodities Using USG Funds: Lessons and Approaches (PDF, 1.14 MB)

This paper outlines special considerations for procuring HIV/AIDS commodities using United States Government funds, and highlights lessons and approaches drawn from the DELIVER Project's experience. JSI/ DELIVER Project. 2006.

DELIVER Project: Scaling up Logistics Management Information Systems in Health Commodity Supply Chains (PDF, 574 KB)

This case study, developed as part of JSI's Best Practices in Scaling Up series, examines the process that three country programs have used to scale up commodities supply chains to increase the number and types of products they provide. The case study highlights why commodity scale up is important, how logistics management information systems must be developed to support expended services, steps in the scale-up process and results from three country programs. Also included are highlights of what JSI staff learned along the way as scale up processes were implemented. Also included in the series is an Introduction to scale up as well as case studies from Guatemala, Nepal, Romania, Turkey, Uganda, and Zambia. Gregory Roche and Barbara Felling, John Snow, Inc., 2006.

Contraceptive Security Index 2006: A Tool for Priority Setting and Planning (PDF, 3.91 MB)

This powerful tool can be used to raise awareness about contraceptive security (CS) and the interrelationships between program components, different sectors, and program outcomes. At the national and international levels, the index can be used to set priorities; and to plan and advocate to support policies and other interventions that promote progress toward CS. At the country level, it can help identify areas of relative strength and weakness to help stakeholders target their resources more effectively and appropriately. JSI/DELIVER Project and Task Order 1 of the USAID | Health Policy Initiative, 2006.

Contraceptive Security Index User's Guide (PDF, 1.11 MB)

This is the user's guide for the Contraceptive Security Index 2006: A Tool for Priority Setting and Planning. This guide was developed to help program managers, logisticians, and others get the most out of the index and effectively present its findings to decision makers. JSI/DELIVER Project, for the U.S. Agency for International Development, 2006.

Contraceptive Security: Practical Experience in Improving Global, Regional, National and Local Product Availability (PDF, 2.27 MB)

At the Istanbul Conference in 2001, participants identified strategies for increasing contraceptive security to ensure that clients can chose, obtain, and use the methods they need. Five years after Istanbul, this report documents the progress made in improving contraceptive security. It documents the lessons learned in increasing and diversifying contraceptive finance; understanding and expanding the total market; and working with the public, private, and NGO sectors to improve service delivery and product availability. It also describes different regional initiatives adopted in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe; and it identifies new challenges countries face around procurement and donor coordination and how these challenges have been addressed. The report describes what has been done and defines what remains to be done to improve contraceptive product availability. David Sarley, Raja Rao, Carolyn Hart, Leslie Patykewich, Paul Dowling, Wendy Abramson, Chris Wright, Nadia Olson, Marie Tien, John Snow, Inc., 2006.

Guidelines for Implementing Computerized Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) (PDF, 4.17 MB)

This guide defines the computerized logistics management information system (CLMIS), recommends the components of a successful computerized LMIS and explains development, implementation and operations for such a system. It also provides lessons learned and sample reports and graphs. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2006.

Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health Commodities (PDF, 2.04 MB)

This guide is a practical reference for those managing or involved in setting up a storeroom or warehouse. It contains written directions and clear illustrations on receiving and arranging commodities; special storage conditions; tracking commodities; maintaining the quality of the products; constructing and designing a medical store; and waste management; as well as additional resources. JSI/DELIVER Project, Revised March 2006.

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Options for Contraceptive Procurement: Lessons Learned from Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF, 1.36 MB)

In upcoming years, countries in the Latin America and Caribbean Region will see a gradual decline in donations and technical assistance toward ensuring contraceptive security. In light of this trend, governments throughout the region are faced with ensuring the provision of family planning services, including a continuous supply of contraceptives. This report analyzes the legal and regulatory framework in each of nine focus countries that may affect future procurement of contraceptive commodities, as well as the current policy environments of five USAID "graduated" countries that are now procuring contraceptives without foreign assistance. David Sarley, Varuni Dayaratna, Wendy Abramson, Jay Gribble, Nora Quesada, Nadia Olson, Verónica Siman Betancourt, 2006.

Supply Chain Manager User's Manual (PDF, 2.79 MB)

This guide explains how to install and use Supply Chain Manager, Version 3, a software tool written in Microsoft Access 2000®. Version 3 of Supply Chain Manager is designed to support the features of today's integrated distribution systems. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2006.

Contraceptive Security Index Technical Manual (PDF, 573 KB)

Financial analysis is relevant for all major components of the logistics cycle. This guide was developed to help address one of the areas of unmet need in financial analysis: the definition of an approach for designing and conducting a cost analysis. JSI/DELIVER Project, Futures Group/POLICY Project, and USAID. 2005.

Guidelines for Warehousing (PDF, 2.64 MB)

These guidelines were written for anyone trying to meet and solve the challenges of operating a warehouse today. They are an important reference tool for managers and staff, whether they are constructing a new warehouse system, or redesigning their current system. The guidelines consist of four sectionshuman resource, layout planning, tracking systems and material handling equipment, and warehouse management system. The text is augmented by detailed illustrations, including a proposed organogram for staff. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2005.

Contraceptive Forecasting Accuracy: Trends and Determinants (PDF, 934 KB)

This study examines the accuracy of the contraceptive forecasts contained in the Contraceptive Procurement Table (CPT) database, which is maintained by JSI/DELIVER to evaluate the quality of the forecasting process, to assess the utility of the forecasts in procurement planning, and to monitor and evaluate project progress. One-year-ahead contraceptive forecasts for 50 clients from 19 countries for 1995 to 2003 are analyzed. Among others, the results indicate that the forecast accuracy has been improving over time, which is partly attributable to the improvement of the client's logistics management information system and the use of the PipeLine software for preparing the CPTs. JSI/DELIVER, 2004.

Guidelines for Assessing Costs in a Logistics System: An Example of Transport Cost Analysis (PDF, 667 KB)

Financial analysis is relevant for all major components of the logistics cycle. Any given organization can perform various functions of a supply chain, from procurement to warehousing and transport, each requiring unique or shared resources with associated
costs. This guide was developed to help address one of the areas of unmet need in financial analysis: the definition of an approach for designing and conducting a cost analysis. JSI/DELIVER Project. 2004.

Guidelines for Assessing Costs in a Logistics System: An Example of Transport Cost Analysis (PDF, 667 KB)

Safe Injection and Waste Management: A Reference for Logistics Advisors (PDF, 2.26 MB)

This publication is a reference for logistics advisors as they face the challenge of designing and supporting programs to improve injection safety and injection waste management. The reader will find useful information and tools, as well as discussions of important issues, including those related to commodity security for safe injection devices (i.e., injection device security) and the development of a safe injection and waste management policy. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2004.

Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) Assessment Guidelines (PDF, 376 KB)

A logistics management information system (LMIS) assessment identifies differences between the way a program's LMIS should work and how it actually works. Problems and their possible causes are analyzed to distinguish those related to LMIS from other issues. Once the causes of LMIS problems are identified, solutions can be recommended. These guidelines are intended as a comprehensive general reference for field advisors conducting LMIS assessments. The questions and checklists presented here can be condensed or adapted based on what is and is not known about the scope of the assessment trip. JSI/FPLM Project, 2003.

Bangladesh Bidder's Guide (PDF, 3.08 MB)

JSI's DELIVER Project developed this guide which provides a simplified explanation of competitive bidding and contracting procedures for health-sector projects in Bangladesh financed wholly or in part by the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA). JSI/DELIVER Project, 2003.

Concepts of Logistics System Design (PDF, 1.28 MB)

A frequent problem in logistics system design is that projects are undertaken piecemeal, with no organized framework for analysis; consequently, systems are developed that are too complex or that lack the flexibility to change as the program environment changes. This JSI/DELIVER document advocates a holistic approach to designing logistics systems for contraceptives, essential drugs, and medical commodities discusses some of the most important issues in the design of logistics systems and describes briefly several different types of systems. RC Owens, Jr., and T. Warner, JSI/DELIVER Project, 2003.

Malawi Health Commodities Logistics Management System Procedures Manual (PDF, 4.84 MB)

Developed for the Republic of Malawi Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), this 106-page manual provides standard operating procedures for the management of health commodities within the MOHP integrated supply chain. 2003.

ProQ User's Manual (PDF, 2.43 MB)

The ProQ manual explains how to use ProQ software. It includes an introduction to ProQ and quantification, in general; instructions for installing the software on the user's computer; navigation techniques and conventions; instructions for conducting a quantification, and printing reports. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2003.

PipeLine 4.0 User's Manual (PDF, 6.99 MB)

This user's guide explains how to install and use the Pipeline Monitoring and Procurement Planning System (PipeLine), a software tool designed to help program managers regularly monitor the status of their product pipelines and product procurement plans. JSI/DELIVER Project, 2000.

The Contraceptive Forecasting Handbook for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs (PDF, 6.08 MB)

Contraceptive Forecasting Handbook for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs is a reference book for forecasting commodity needs for family planning and HIV and AIDS prevention programs. Topics range from general methodological considerations to special considerations when forecasting for HIV and AIDS prevention programs. JSI/USAID DELIVER Project, 2000.

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Pocket guide to managing contraceptive supplies (PDF, 1.17 MB)

This guide is for the staff of family planning or health clinics who manage contraceptive supplies and for the supervisor who oversees these logistics activities. This booklet is not a complete logistics text; its purpose is to be a quick reference for logistics formulas and principles to help staff manage supplies (both contraceptives and other commodities) correctly and efficiently. JSI/DELIVER Project, 1998.

Contraceptive Logistics Guidelines For Refugee Settings (PDF, 1.11 MB)

The guidelines in this manual provide an outline of basic contraceptive logistics management principles and procedures used by program managers in camps for refugees or displaced persons. By using the steps outlined in the manual, program managers can design and implement a simple contraceptive logistics system in a camp where family planning programs are underway. Chapters cover estimating quantities of contraceptives needed, designing and developing contraceptive logistics management information systems, managing contraceptive inventories, and storing contraceptives. JSI/Family Planning Logistics Management (FPLM). 1996.

Pest Management for Warehouses Storing Contraceptive Products in Developing Countries (PDF, 501 KB)

A guide to managing pests and the potential for pest damage in warehouses storing contraceptive commodities for family planning. JSI/DELIVER Project. 1994.

Developing National Training Strategies in Family Planning Logistics: How Hard Can it Be? (PDF, 638 KB)

This paper, originally presented by JSI/DELIVER staff at the 121st Meeting of the American Public Health Association in October 1993, continues to be popular. It explains the different methods to train family planning personnel at all levels of the health care system in the area of contraceptive logistics. The paper illustrates training examples from cases around the world. JSI/DELIVER Project, 1993.