To drive continuous improvement in supply chain performance a multi-disciplinary approach that focuses on people, technology, and processes is essential. JSI is helping countries establish Information Mobilized for Performance Analysis and Continuous Transformation (IMPACT) Teams – groups of people harmoniously working together – to analyze performance and make systematic efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of the supply chain.
Author Archives: Yasmin Chandani
Ms. Yasmin Chandani is the director of the inSupply Project, implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. Trained in epidemiology and public health, Ms. Chandani has been involved in all aspects of supply chain management of essential health commodities for over 18 years, supporting and advising national governments and NGOs. Ms. Chandani spent the previous five years leading the Supply Chains for Community Case Management (SC4CCM) Project, which worked both at the community level strengthening supply chain systems and at a global level working with partners on global forecasting and market shaping for health products. Prior to the SC4CCM project, Ms. Chandani served as a thought leader on the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT. In this role, she designed and strengthened HIV/AIDS supply chains to meet the needs of prevention, care, and treatment programs that had begun to emerge in the early 2000s. As part of this work, Ms. Chandani was instrumental in developing and adapting forecast methodologies for these products to capture the nuances of these products and programs. Ms. Chandani is known for her rigorous attention to quality and her persistent emphasis on skills transfer and systematic, systemic institutionalization.Opinion: How to Create a Data Culture for your Supply Chain
Recent experience in seven countries has taught us how crucial it is to create a data culture for supply chain by focusing on people as well as technology. This new, people-centered approach takes the idea of a commercial sector control tower and applies it to public health.
Beginning the Transition Process in Kenya: IMPACT Leaders Cluster Meetings
inSupply convened 30 county-level public health leaders from 10 counties and their national partners in Machakos, Kenya to launch the IMPACT Team Network approach for collaboratively solving supply chain problems through teamwork, data analysis, and continuous improvement.
Using Mobile Technology to Transform Child Survival in Malawi
cStock, a mobile and web-based logistics system designed by SC4CCM, is being used by community health workers in Malawi to track and report inventory of essential medicines and other health commodities for children under five.
Delivering Life-Saving Medicines Through Mobile
In a blog written for the UN Foundation’s Global Accelerator, JSI’s Yasmin Chandani explains how cStock, a simple, mobile- and web- based logistics system is helping community health workers in Malawi stay stocked with life-saving under-five medicines that save and improve the lives of children.