Examination of Health Supply Chain Integration in Kenya for Recommendation to Other Countries

It was found that the integration occurring in Kenya is mostly horizontal integration, and followings are the main points of benefits and drawbacks, enablers and bottlenecks identified in Kenya.

Benefits

- Cost reduction - Reduction in delivery cycle time - Promotes sustainable supply chain

Drawbacks - No drawbacks identified, perhaps because Kenya has gone through numerous reforms and did adequate change management

Enablers - Planning of successful integration, including pilot project - Local initiative for integration leadership - Sharing and agreement of vision among stakeholders - Capability of existing national supply chain

Bottlenecks - Consolidation of order approval timing - Agreement among stakeholders, if vaccine is to be integrated based on further study

In addition, recommendations for other countries are; - Consider if vertical or horizontal integration is desirable for the country

- Conduct segmentation analysis of products to integrate - Build strong local leadership for continuous improvements

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