Lean Logistics for Vaccines
Project Purpose
The Covid-19 pandemic created an unprecedented challenge. The vaccine delivery system had to be modified in order to significantly exceed historical vaccination rates under much more demanding circumstances.
Project Objective(s)
Through this project, Pharma.Aero wanted to share the innovative Covid-19 vaccines distribution strategy “Lean Logistics for Vaccines” developed in Uruguay.
Project Status And Key-takeaways
Project ongoing, following the steps:
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Work Package 1: Host and exclusive webinar for the members of both organisations (Pharma.Aero and HLA) on June 15, 2021, followed by a survey. The results of the survey and insights gathered amongst the presenters, the attendees and the project group were outlined in a White Paper. This first report examined the competitive positioning of UAV against other transportation modes, the regulatory framework for drone operations and applications of UAV in the Pharma and Humanitarian Air Cargo sector.
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Work Package 2: Create a 360° interactive video to showcase drone lab technologies, different types of drones and drone operations. This video is now available for Pharma.Aero members only.
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Work Package 3: Map the journey of the Covid-19 vaccines from the manufacture point in Europe to the arm of the patient in Malawi. Draft a list of recommendations on how to optimize the end-to-end transportation by shortening the supply chain and linking both traditional airfreight and drone worlds. Disseminate a theoretical proof of concept (technical report and white paper). See here the video of the Vaccines transportation from Belgium to Malawi.
PROJECT
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COLLABORATION.
- Pharma.Aero Board liaison and project lead: Montevideo Free Airport (now LACC: Latin America Cargo City)
- Project members: 10 members respondents to the survey
- Project expert: Marcel Barceló (external consultant)
- Projet manager: Raúl Bianchi (external consultant)