Introduction Globally, 60% of the surgical procedures are carried out for 15% of the world population in developed countries. On the other hand, 34% of the poor who live in developing countries get only 3% of the world’s surgeries. While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that there should be at least 20 surgeons per 100,000 populations, countries like Rwanda have only 0.4 surgeons per 100,000 populations. The concept of Supply Chain Management evolved from two ideas.
Almost every product that reaches an end user represents the cumulative effort of multiple organizations. These organizations are referred to collectively as the supply chain.The second idea is that while supply chains have existed for a long time it was not well understood. Only very few businesses understood and managed, the entire chain of activities that ultimately delivered products to the final customer.…
