Propuesta de abastecimiento de medicamentos coordinando multiniveles de demanda. Un caso ilustrativo chileno/Proposal for coordinating drug supply multilevel demand. A Chilean illustrative case

The supply system of medicines in primary health care in Chile has a unique nationwide provider and does not consider multilevel demand for calculating the procurement, generating inventory surplus. This paper proposes a regular supply policy review that uses a probabilistic demand forecasting model...

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Published in:Estudios gerenciales 2015-10, Vol.31 (137), p.419
Main Authors: Zúñiga, Fernando Rojas, Luza, Daniel Román, Soto, Pamela Farías, Piñones, Giuliani Coluccio
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Cost analysis
Costs
Efficiency
Health care industry
Licenses
Pharmaceuticals
Studies
Supply chain management
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Summary:The supply system of medicines in primary health care in Chile has a unique nationwide provider and does not consider multilevel demand for calculating the procurement, generating inventory surplus. This paper proposes a regular supply policy review that uses a probabilistic demand forecasting modeling the dependence structure, individually and through bi-varied copulas, coordinating demand multilevel minimizing costs associated with the purchase, maintenance and storage. The validation of the proposal was conducted on a sample of 104 medicines supplied by three years in a Chilean family health center. When comparing the current policy with the proposal, such weekly decline a 8.22% in purchasing costs, a 95.47% cost of ordering and a 54.6% of total costs.
ISSN:0123-5923
DOI:10.1016/j.estger.2015.08.001