Medical Supply Chain Impacts of Pandemic Preparedness and Response
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Authors
MacKinnon, Douglas J.
Subjects
COVID-19
pandemic
supply chain
optimization
pre-positioning
PPE
medical
pandemic
supply chain
optimization
pre-positioning
PPE
medical
Advisors
Date of Issue
2021
Date
2021
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School.
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School.
Language
en_US
Abstract
In the wake of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Commander, Naval Surface Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet(CNSP) is reevaluating current shipboard allowances of medical supplies/Personal Protective Equipment, PPE (masks, gloves, etc..), and disinfecting supplies (hand sanitizers, disinfecting solutions). This study seeks to positively impact COVID-19 response at the ship and fleet levels through an evaluation of notional modifications to authorized medical and shipboard allowances and prepositioned stocks to increase resiliency for the next pandemic. To accomplish this, we intend to first gather policy data concerning required shipboard Authorized Medical Allowance List (AMAL), including consumable supplies which are presently tailored toward mass casualty situations, not pandemics. We will review OPNAV, PACFLT, Fleet Forces, and Navy Medicine guidance regarding pandemic preparedness and response and will integrate our findings with the AMAL review process. We will also gather current CNSP After-Action Reports and Lessons Learned arising from the COVID-19 pandemic to understand likely usage rates and compare them with on-hand inventory. We will also examine available shipboard storage and determine how best to plan for both mass casualties and a future pandemic. We will also examine available pre-positioning sites and their storage availability to determine how best to leverage shore supply storage assets. This effort will then be explored and informed using either mathematical based, stochastic simulation or a multi-variate optimization leading to improved understanding and identification of weak and strong areas in our on-hand inventory readiness as well as our ability to accomplish recommended levels of resupply. Our findings will result in recommended minimum requirements for on-hand shipboard inventory (PPE, disinfectant, etc.) and determine the best pre-positioning of larger stocks ashore which can then be delivered to and sustain fleet assets though an extended pandemic. These revised inventory plans can then inform updated inventory and re-supply policy that can maintain readiness, support US Navy missions, and save lives.
Type
Poster
Description
NPS NRP Project Poster
Series/Report No
Department
Information Sciences
Organization
Naval Research Program (NRP)
Naval Research Program (NRP)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Commander, Naval Surface Forces (CNSF)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF)
Funder
This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.