Cold-Chain Logistics: A Study of the Department of the Defense OCONUS Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Distribution Network

The purpose of this MBA project is to suggest a standardized distribution process for the DoD of the Pandemic Influenza vaccine, filling an existing void in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Also, this project is intended to foster the communication and planning process for vaccine distr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jones, Daniel, Tecmire, Christopher
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Pharmacology
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
Medicine and Medical Research
*DISTRIBUTION
*LOGISTICS
*INFLUENZA VIRUS
*VACCINES
MILITARY PERSONNEL
TRANSPORTATION
EPIDEMICS
STANDARDIZATION
DECISION AIDS
PLANNING
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
NETWORKS
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
AVIAN FLU
*COLD-CHAIN LOGISTICS
DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
H5N1
JOINT LOGISTICS
*PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
MEDICAL LOGISTICS
Avian flu
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA475951
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA475951
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Summary:The purpose of this MBA project is to suggest a standardized distribution process for the DoD of the Pandemic Influenza vaccine, filling an existing void in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Also, this project is intended to foster the communication and planning process for vaccine distribution between all stakeholders, including the DLA, COCOMs, and regional commanders. Currently, no DoD pre-pandemic vaccine distribution plan exists. This project identifies the essential infrastructure assets needed to develop a cold-chain distribution network for vaccine in a military application. Furthermore, the key communication and transportation elements needed for successful execution of this network are identified, including a discussion on information and vaccine flow through the distribution network. These ideas are organized into a model to provide an easily usable decision-making tool for cold-chain network design. Finally, an example using the model is provided, with PACOM as the example area of operation. The original document contains color images.

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