Revolt from ESC to Field | The ESC’s delay in providing materials translated to a rupture of preferred supplier from the field and the patients ’ demand increase created the tipping point | 10/04/20 | |||
Release Field
| - Supply shortage - Increased demand and higher competition Focus: immediate availability and product quality | - Local supplier identification still restricted to within the missions’ country - Emergency supplier validation standards - Quality standards maintain for patients’ safety | - Ability for missions to purchase to any in country supplier with inventory - Emergency procurement process (no more comparative bid analysis, validation limited to fraud avoidance) - Quality validation process updates | 10/04/20 - 31/05/20 | |
Reorganization field
| - Local suppliers with inventory identified and approved for ad-hoc purchases - Reception on items Focus: availability, cost, and product quality | - Considerations on price when multiple sources available - As soon as ESCs have inventory, ESCs are back as preferred sourcing options | - Keep looking for new local suppliers with higher quality or lower prices - Local purchase maintained for all risk of rupture | 01/06/20 - 19/07/20 | |
Remember Field to ESC | ESC back to supplying capacity and local purchase and exceptional emergency processes are stopped | 20/07/20 | |||
New Growth/ Optimization
| - No shortage anymore - Stocks available again at the approved suppliers - Lessons learned Focus: low cost and high product quality | - Sourcing from preferred suppliers within pre-approved supplier base - Supplier base update with new suppliers | - Continuous assessment of new suppliers to increase supplier base for future waves | 04/06/20 onwards | 20/07/20 onwards |
Revolt from ESC to Field | |||||
Release Field | - Supply shortage - Increased demand and higher competition | - Local supplier identification still restricted to within the missions’ country - Emergency supplier validation standards - Quality standards maintain for patients’ safety | - Ability for missions to purchase to any in country supplier with inventory - Emergency procurement process (no more comparative bid analysis, validation limited to fraud avoidance) - Quality validation process updates | 10/04/20 - 31/05/20 | |
Reorganization field | - Local suppliers with inventory identified and approved for ad-hoc purchases - Reception on items | - Considerations on price when multiple sources available - As soon as ESCs have inventory, ESCs are back as preferred sourcing options | - Keep looking for new local suppliers with higher quality or lower prices - Local purchase maintained for all risk of rupture | 01/06/20 - 19/07/20 | |
Remember Field to ESC | 20/07/20 | ||||
New Growth/ Optimization | - No shortage anymore - Stocks available again at the approved suppliers - Lessons learned | - Sourcing from preferred suppliers within pre-approved supplier base - Supplier base update with new suppliers | - Continuous assessment of new suppliers to increase supplier base for future waves | 04/06/20 onwards | 20/07/20 onwards |