Supplement 3 - Estimating the capacity of storage facilities

Technical supplement to WHO Technical Report Series, No. 961, 2011

Annex 9: Model guidance for the storage and transport of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abbreviations 

Acknowledgements 

Glossary 

1. Introduction 

1.1 Requirements 

1.2 Objectives

1.3 Target readership

2. Guidance 

2.1 Associated materials and equipment 

2.2 Inventory management concepts 

2.3 Collecting product data 

2.3.1 Vaccines 

2.3.2 General pharmaceuticals, including non-vaccine TTSPPs 

2.3.3 Volume data and SKU types 

2.4 Calculating maximum inventory volumes 

2.4.1 Vaccines and related supplies 

2.4.2 General pharmaceuticals and supplies, including non-vaccine TTSPPs

2.5 Calculating net storage capacity requirements 

2.5.1 Classifying products by storage temperature and security category 

2.5.2 Load support systems 

2.5.3 The utilization factor concept 

2.5.4 Pallet bay calculation

2.5.5 Shelving unit calculation 

2.5.6 Closed shelving units and safety cabinets 

2.5.7 Refrigerators and freezers 

2.5.8 Load optimization tools 

Bibliography 

Tools 

Revision history 

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