Shared Vision for OpenLMIS Software (Plenary)

Description: What are the boundaries of OpenLMIS? What is the domain scope in which OpenLMIS will operate? What belongs in OpenLMIS and what doesn't?

Leads: Dykki, Kevin

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Optional dial-in number: 716-293-6106

Rapporteur/Notetaker:Sandy Hawley

Notes from Session:

What IS part of OpenLMIS?

basic cold chain equipment support, but not beyond "It is working"
suggestions for best practice processes in supply chain reports (core)
costing data- cost of supplies by program
batch management
different ways to install- configurable vs. specific
stock management (district, region, int. warehouse)
open source
one (1) product or platform
a common roof for programs (essential meds and vaccines)
requisitions
source for analytics/data source- R&R
commodities transaction data
modular
facilities "light" or interface
dispensing "light" or interface
key processes supported offline: (intermittent access) * - determine which one (some need support and some don't)
reference mobile application
- responsive: not pillar/core; but sufficient interface and APIs to allow for construction of apps that enable mobile access
- trying to create a one size fits all isn't feasible (mobile use is different for each country/facility)
upgrade path

What it is NOT part of OpenLMIS (doesn't mean we won't interface with this, it's just not our focus/core, or another system that does it better)

QUESTION ITEMS

beyond health
master product list
mobile and offline are separate issues but
- usable offline - many countries need offline capability, especially where mobile challenges exist (screen size for forms, data not feasible in some places)- interface issues may be country specific
SaaS
annual forecasting
facility stock management, or clients without online capability - does the mobile/offline become part of OpenLMIS?
- offline capability is a need (this is feedback we are hearing)
- in current state- its not possible to make whole OpenLMIS offline-but for example, the requisition process could be made offline

Artifacts:

Is the domain of OpenLMIS:

Is NOT the domain of OpenLMIS:

Questionable / Contested:

OpenLMIS