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Using an Open-Source Dynamic Routing Tool for Sustainable, Flexible, and Cost-effective
Last Mile Distribution in Zambia
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project is funded under USAID Contract No. AID-OAA-I-15-0004. GHSC-PSM connects technical solutions and proven commercial processes to promote efficient and cost-effective health supply chains worldwide. Our goal is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities to save lives and create a healthier future for all. The project purchases and delivers health commodities, offers comprehensive technical assistance to strengthen national supply chain systems, and provides global supply chain leadership. For more information, visit ghsupplychain.org. The views expressed in this poster do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. government.
WEBINAR
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 26
8 a.m. EDT
DATE OF WEBINAR:
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Kevin Pilz
Kevin Pilz
Senior Supply Chain Advisor in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health, USAID
Dr. Alemayehu Hunduma is an experienced healthcare professional with over 15 years of work experience in various leadership roles. In his role, he leads and coordinates reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent, and youth health programs, and represents the Ministry of Health (MOH) in global meetings such as the World Health Assembly.
Dr. Alemayehu holds a Ph.D. in Reproductive Health, a Master of Public Health in Reproductive Health, a BSc in Health Education and Promotion, and a Diploma in Clinical Nursing. He has contributed to research and has publications in the field of reproductive and maternal health, including topics such as newborn care practices, maternal and newborn health service utilization, and maternal healthcare services utilization in Ethiopia.
Speakers and Panelists
Senior Supply Chain Advisor
Office of Population and
Reproductive Health, USAID
MODERATOR
Assistant Manager of Outbound
Logistics – Zambia Medicines and
Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA)
Bruce (Kamuti) Mutti
presenter and panelist
Bruce (Kamuti) Mutti
Assistant Manager of Outbound Logistics, Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA)
Bruce is an outbound manager at the ZAMMSA central warehouse who has over 6 years of experience working for ZAMMSA to distribute medicines and medical supplies across Zambia. Bruce is a co-creator and super user of Dispatch Optimizer Tool.
Health Systems Strengthening
Advanced Analytics Team Lead
GHSC-PSM
Eileen Patten
PRESENTER AND panelist
Eileen Patten
Health Systems Strengthening, Advanced Analytics Team Lead, GHSC-PSM
Eileen is a supply chain optimization technical lead and data analyst with over 12 years’ experience in data analysis and research design and more than 5 years’ experience in supply chain optimization at the US Postal Service and USAID. She is a Data Scientist and Managing Analytics Consultant in IBM Consulting’s Federal Data and Technology Transformation service line. She joined the Health Systems Strengthening Advanced Analytics (HSS AA) team on the GHSC-PSM project in April 2022 as a senior data analyst and projects lead and is currently serving as team lead. She has experience with project management; research and survey design; transportation, network and decision optimization; data management; data analysis; and data science. Eileen received her Master of Public Policy and Management with a focus on Data Analytics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Since 2021, Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has been using an open-source dynamic routing tool to execute distributions across Zambia by following the example of commercial supply chains where dynamic routing has long been the gold standard. This tool, is deployed as a cloud-based solution that receives digital data from the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) at ZAMMSA and digital road network data from openrouteservice.org to drive an open-source route optimization solver to dynamically generate optimal routes for all orders available for delivery within minutes. The source code for this tool is available on Github for other organizations to download and use in their contexts.
During this presentation, we will describe the key features and successes of the Dispatch Optimizer Tool (DOT) in Zambia. Following the presentation, a hands-on demo will walk you through the data elements and steps required to use this application in your organization!
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