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Saving Lives and Improving Global Health Through Supply Chain Research

Marshall School of Business Seminar:Title: "Saving Lives and Improving Global Health Through Supply Chain Research"Speaker: Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management, MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, Zaragoza Logistics Center, SPAINDate/Time/Place: Friday, January 15, 2010, 2:30 PM, ACC 201ABSTRACT: Great progress has been made in recent years in developing new medicines, vaccines and other technological interventions to improve health throughout the world. Increased financing from multilateral, bilateral and private donors has resulted in these new drugs and vaccines being available to end patients in low incomes countries where affordability is a serious issue. However, the availability of medicines remains extremely low in most developing countries. Part of this poor availability is attributed to dysfunctional supply chain for distribution of medicines. This talk explore various research questions on how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of medicine supply chains in the developing world through a combination of analytical, empirical and qualitative approaches. Examples from ongoing research projects are used to illustrate how academic rigor can help advance the practice in this field.BIO: Prashant Yadav is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, a Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a visiting scholar at INSEAD Social Innovation Center.
Prashant's research interests are in stochastic production inventory systems, forecasting and incentive analysis in supply chains. His more recent research explores the functioning of pharmaceutical supply chains using a combination of empirical, analytical and qualitative approaches. In this work he collaborates closely with leading policy organizations and philanthropic foundations. Prashant serves as a adviser in the area of pharmaceutical supply chains to the World Bank, World Health Organization, UK Department for International Development, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Medicines for Malaria Venture, USAID and many other global health organizations.Prashant obtained his Bachelor of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, his MBA from the FORE School of Management and his PhD from the University of Alabama. Before academia, Prashant worked for many years in the area of pharmaceutical strategy, analytics and supply chain consulting.

Location: Elaine & Kenneth Leventhal School Of Accounting (ACC) - 201

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Georgia Lum