Annual national forecast needs to be entered into OpenLMIS rather than building in the various forecasting logic required, especially because there are different methodologies and sometimes mixed methods for determining forecast. But some information must also be included as text to capture the methodology used, the assumptions, and any constraints that affected the final quantity forecasted (e.g. budget limits or storage capacity). Forecast should be the true "constrained forecast" on which supply plans and forecast accuracy are based. OpenLMIS should enable upload of forecast for all levels if the program follows the traditional WHO methodology.
Calculate/Enter Product Need/Estimate | View Forecasted Product Needs | Calculate Pipeline | |
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Provide upload file option for annual needs forecast (i.e. needs calculated externally) | View forecasted needs for each product and multiple time periods | Calculate central future stock position Down Vote: 1 | View pipeline |
Modify annual needs forecast/ targets as a DIVO Down Votes: 2 | view forecasted needs each storage point by product and time period Votes: 8 | Calculate intermediate level future stock position Votes: 3 | |
Create rights for managing annual needs forecasts or Ideal Stock Levels | Reorder Calc in Requisition Votes: 4 | ||
WHO formula calculator Votes: 5 | |||
Aggregate forecasted product needs for campaigns Votes: 2 | |||
Display the formula used for calculation to the viewer | |||
Provide a calculation demo to viewer to confirm accuracy of calculation | |||
Enter forecasted product needs for campaigns → enter SDP microplan forecast for campaign into OpenLMIS campaign screen | |||
Provision of extension points to countries to customize needs estimation on their own | |||
Provide all levels an option to correct annual needs forecast (i.e instead of set annual population targets) |
Source: Final MVP whiteboard from Vaccines Workshop: Vaccine Workshop Notes and Whiteboards - May 2-4 2017
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Ashra Islam (JSI), Gemma Orta-Martinez (UNICEF), Jorgen Kofoed (UNICEF), Alpha Omari (JSI) attended the breakout session at the OpenLMIS Vaccine Module Workshop.
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