VMBIP: Project Teams & Working Groups
Vaccine Management Business Improvement Project (VMBIP)

Vaccine Management Business Improvement Plan Teams

Historically and currently, the Vaccine Management Business Improvement Plan (VMBIP) has engaged well over 100 staff from CDC, state and local immunization programs, and our business partners to work on various components of VMBIP and the Vaccine Management Enterprise System (VTrckS). As the project moves forward, the teams and their activities evolve. Currently, the teams are Distribution, Stockpile, VTrckS, and Internal Efficiencies.

Distribution Team

Major activities and brief description:

• Centralized distribution of vaccine from 2 -3 locations
• Eliminates need for multiple state and local depots
• Reduces storage risks and distribution costs
  

Stockpile

Major activities and brief description:

• Migration of a portion of Pediatric Stockpile offsite
  
• Reduces storage cost and ensures vaccine availability
  

Vaccine Management Enterprise System (VTrckS)

Major activities and brief description:

• Web-based provider ordering and automated approvals
  
• Improved operational efficiency
  
• Improved Internal Controls
• Resilient, recoverable, standardized system

Internal Efficiencies

Major activities and brief description:

• Funding flows through “single account” instead of 64 grants
  
• Improved inventory management results in enhanced visibility and significant savings
  
• Reduced administrative processes
  
• Process Improvements and CQI

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