Table 4

Framework for supply chain collaboration within the context of public versus private healthcare supply chains in LMICs

Impactful subdimensions of collaboration
Dimension of healthcare supply chain collaborationPublic healthcare supply chain onlyPrivate healthcare supply chain onlyBoth public and private healthcare supply chainsLess impactful subdimensions of collaboration
Strategies for SC collaborationShared goalsShared benefitsContribution of resources
Structures for SC collaborationCoordinating institutionsSupply chain relationships
Coordinating committeesGovernment guidelines
Systems for SC collaborationInformation sharingInformation technology
Joint KPIs
Joint performance monitoring
SC collaboration processesPlanning (demand forecast and supply plan)Source (procurement)Source (warehousing and inventory management)Return (redistribution of excess stock)
Delivery (last mile distribution)Delivery (order processing)
SC performance indicators1) Supply chain flow, 2) stockout, 3) stock accumulation, 4) stock expiration
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