TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of pharmaceutical warehouse management practice
T2 - The case of private pharmaceutical wholesalers in ethiopia
AU - Yimenu, Dawit Kumilachew
AU - Nigussie, Adugna Mengistu
AU - Workineh, Tirusew Yalew
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Gondar for its support and facilitating the study and all the study participants for their collaboration and participation in the study
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Kharazmi University. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Proper storage conditions for pharmaceutical products and paramedical supplies are crucial to maintaining their quality, safety, and efficacy. Poor warehouse management practice may lead to wastage or blockade of financial resources, irrational utilization of drugs, shortage, or overage of essential medicines among many others. The current study aimed to assess the warehouse management practice of private pharmaceutical wholesalers in Gondar, Ethiopia. The study utilized an institution-based cross-sectional study method. The data was collected using a checklist adapted from the Logistics Indicators Assessment Tool (LIAT) developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive analysis was conducted and results were presented using tables and figures. A total of five pharmaceutical wholesalers were surveyed. All of the surveyed entities were managing both medicines as well as other medical supplies, and they were supplying their products to both public and private health facilities. The majority of the facilities 4(80%) reported that they were using the Professional Electronic Data System (PEDS) for the management of pharmaceutical products in the warehouse. The overall put away/ storage performance of the facilities was 68.75%, which can be regarded as poor (
AB - Proper storage conditions for pharmaceutical products and paramedical supplies are crucial to maintaining their quality, safety, and efficacy. Poor warehouse management practice may lead to wastage or blockade of financial resources, irrational utilization of drugs, shortage, or overage of essential medicines among many others. The current study aimed to assess the warehouse management practice of private pharmaceutical wholesalers in Gondar, Ethiopia. The study utilized an institution-based cross-sectional study method. The data was collected using a checklist adapted from the Logistics Indicators Assessment Tool (LIAT) developed by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT and was analyzed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive analysis was conducted and results were presented using tables and figures. A total of five pharmaceutical wholesalers were surveyed. All of the surveyed entities were managing both medicines as well as other medical supplies, and they were supplying their products to both public and private health facilities. The majority of the facilities 4(80%) reported that they were using the Professional Electronic Data System (PEDS) for the management of pharmaceutical products in the warehouse. The overall put away/ storage performance of the facilities was 68.75%, which can be regarded as poor (
KW - Inventory-management
KW - Pharmacy
KW - Supply chain
KW - Warehouse-management
KW - Wholesalers
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U2 - 10.22034/IJSOM.2021.3.5
DO - 10.22034/IJSOM.2021.3.5
M3 - Article
SN - 2383-1359
VL - 8
SP - 314
EP - 327
JO - International Journal of Supply and Operations Management
JF - International Journal of Supply and Operations Management
IS - 3
ER -