Supply Chain Manager 3.0 is now available. To request a copy, email askdeliver@jsi.com. Supply Chain Manager now supports integrated supply chains by enabling health organizations to track the large variety of products used by their diverse programs. It also enables logistics managers to export data for use by other software applications in logistics or public health.
What is Supply Chain Manager?
Supply Chain Manager is a software tool written in Microsoft Access 97®. Supply Chain Manager provides logistics management information to managers of distribution systems. Potential clients for Supply Chain Manager include managers and other logistics professionals who oversee the distribution of commodities and who have the technical capacity to implement an automated system.
About Supply Chain Manager
By using Supply Chain Manager to gather and process a program's logistics data, managers are better able to ensure an effective, efficient, and continuous supply of commodities to clients.
Supply Chain Manager's two modules can be used individually as stand-alone features or applied simultaneously.
The Inventory module's reports and graphs provide information about—
Supply status and distribution of stocks at each SDP and storage facility
Facilities that are stocked out, overstocked, or understocked
Quantities of products dispensed to user
Trends in commodity consumption for program evaluation and procurement planning
Service statistics, such as new and continuing users
Couple years of protection (CYP), calculated for family planning products dispensed
Percentage of facilities reporting
Names and locations of non-reporting facilities
The Distribution Resource Planning module (DRP) helps manage the following distribution functions—
stock assessments
route planning
vehicle allocation
load building
transport personnel assignments
Who will Supply Chain Manager benefit?
Supply Chain Manager will benefit managers and other logistics professionals who oversee the distribution of commodities and who have the technical capacity to implement an automated system.
Supply Chain Manager's Minimum System Requirements
The minimum hardware and software to use Supply Chain Manager include—
Pentium II class CPU or higher
Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT
32 MB of RAM
100 MB of available hard disk space
VGA video adapter with 800 x 600 resolution
8 ppm laser printer
Microsoft Access 97®
Supply Chain Manager can be used by anyone with general computer experience and a basic understanding of Windows®.
More about Supply Chain Manager
To download the User's Manual for Supply Chain Manager, click here.
For more information about the software, please contact:
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT John Snow, Inc. 1616 Fort Myer Drive, 11th Floor Arlington, VA 22209, USA Telephone: 703-528-7474 Fax: 703-528-7480 askdeliver@jsi.com
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