Assessment of the US strategic national stockpile for medicine from the perspective of the sup-ply chain and implications for China
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.09.009
- VernacularTitle:从供应链角度评介美国国家医药品战略储备体系及其对我国的启示
- Author:
Xin CHEN
;
Juanjuan HU
;
Shiwei GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Strategic national stockpile;
Supply chain;
Emergency medicine;
Fourth-party logistics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(9):54-60
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the pros and cons of the US strategic national stockpile ( SNS) from the per-spective of the supply chain and to put forward suitable recommendations for China’s national emergency medicine system. Methods:Literature review and a comprehensive analysis have been utilized to understand the SNS supply chain model and its differences from the Chinese model. Results:From the perspective of the supply chain, the Unit-ed State’s storage of emergency medicine consists of the forward placement of push packages, managed inventory and purchase contracts. The deployment of logistics for emergency medicine must gain approval from the federal government’s “local-state-nation” system, and be conducted at a different time. To transmit information, a large da-tabase, simulation software, and a technical advisory response unit have been established to manage information flow to distribute medicine accurately and promptly. Conclusion:Given the experiences of supply chain management in the US SNS system, it is critical for China to improve the supply chain system of emergency medicine, define the institu-tions and responsibilities within the supply chain, establish disaster relief reserve of emergency medicine and adopt fourth-party logistics for emergency medicine in order to make the China’s emergency preparedness more systemized, standardized, and information-based.
