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Vaccines are perishable products consisting of antigens that degrade and lose potency when exposed to temperatures outside the specification limits. The storage system and transport of vaccines is a recurring concern for several Brazilian and international organizations. These products should be well maintained throughout the cold chain, respecting rigorously its temperature limits determined by the manufacturer. Thus, this work aims to analyze the Brazilian vaccine cold chain, in order to understand the problems and suggest improvements. Main contributions of this research are: (i) information management improvement, in order to provide demand data accuracy; (ii) development of a demand forecast model, able to cover all the cold chain; (iii) routine vaccination schedule solution as a way of reducing multi-dose vaccines waste; (iv) new national distribution centers and (v) packaging improvements.
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Souza, L.P.D.S., Vasques, J.V.V., Aguiar, T.A., Flexa, R. (2019). Vaccine Cold Chain in Brazilian Health System: A Logistics Assessment. In: Mula, J., Barbastefano, R., Díaz-Madroñero, M., Poler, R. (eds) New Global Perspectives on Industrial Engineering and Management. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93488-4_20
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