Table 1 General supply chain management structures and processes at low and high resource availability hospitals in Ghana
| Â | Low resource availability hospitals | High resource availability hospitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Stock keeping forms | ||||
 Stock card | 5 | (100) | 5 | (100) |
 Stock ledger | 5 | (100) | 5 | (100) |
Logistics management information system (LMIS) | ||||
 LMIS system present and maintained | 2 | (40) | 3 | (60) |
LMIS fields used | ||||
 Stock on hand | 5 | (100) | 4 | (80) |
 Quantities used | 5 | (100) | 5 | (100) |
 Losses and adjustments | 5 | (100) | 5 | (100) |
Frequency of LMIS reporting | ||||
 Quartely | 5 | (100) | 4 | (80) |
 Semi-annually | 0 | (0) | 1 | (20) |
Most recent LMIS report submitted | ||||
 Within a month | 1 | (20) | 0 | (0) |
 2 months ago | 4 | (80) | 4 | (80) |
 3 months ago or more | 0 | (0) | 1 | (20) |
Stock management training | ||||
 During logistics workshop only | 2 | (40) | 4 | (80) |
 On-the-job training only | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
 Both | 3 | (60) | 1 | (20) |
Frequency of emergency orders in last 3 months | ||||
 Less than 3 orders | 3 | (60) | 2 | (40) |
 3 or more orders | 2 | (40) | 3 | (60) |
Determination of re-supply quantities | ||||
 Set formula | 1 | (20) | 1 | (20) |
 Flexible and current need responsive method | 4 | (80) | 4 | (80) |
Party responsible for resource delivery | ||||
 Local contractor | 4 | (80) | 5 | (100) |
 Government transportors | 2 | (40) | 2 | (40) |
 Facility staff | 4 | (80) | 5 | (100) |
Lead time for resources | ||||
 Less than 2 weeks | 1 | (20) | 2 | (40) |
 2 weeks to 1 month | 3 | (60) | 3 | (60) |
 More than 1 month | 1 | (20) | 0 | (0) |
Most recent inspection by supervisor | ||||
 Within the last month | 1 | (20) | 2 | (40) |
 1–3 months ago | 2 | (40) | 1 | (20) |
 3–6 months ago | 1 | (20) | 2 | (40) |
 More than 6 months ago | 1 | (20) | 0 | (0) |