Anup Akkihal
About Anup Akkihal
Anup brings 14 years experience in supply chain strategy across a broad range of industries in America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He has enjoyed the privilege of designing field/tactical logistics systems with the United States Army, managing SAP enterprise software projects, and advising USAID, WHO and World Bank on supply chain management & technology.
Seeking to advance the public condition, Anup now conducts research, development, and social outreach to enhance BoP access to essential commodities, and improve market linkages for village producers. The effort evolved into the development – and ongoing deployment in India and Africa – of robust mobile supply chain management (mSCM) tools that are now changing landscapes across healthcare, agriculture, construction, livelihoods and disaster response. He hopes mSCM technology generates positive externalities in rural emerging markets, tangibly impacting the condition of the world’s poorest citizens & fostering self-reliance.
Anup earned degrees from Johns Hopkins University and MIT.
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Administrator (CEO, COO, President, Executive)
- Development Professional
- Engineer
- Information Technology Professional
- Procurement/Supply chain Professional
- Researcher
Organization
- Logistics for Global Good, Inc. - LGGI
- Logistimo
Language(s)
- English
- Kannada
Recent Contributions
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Anup Akkihal started a discussion "Mobile Myths and Reality" in the Health IT community.
Hi, There is a new series of blog posts starting soon on Mobileactive.org called Mobile Myths and Reality: Deconstructing Mobiles for Development. Although it isn't health-focused, it looks useful nonetheless: http://mobileactive.org/mobile-myths-and-reality-new-series-deconstructing-mobiles-development Thanks, Anup
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Anup Akkihal replied to "Mobile Phone-based Inventory Management" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
Dear Kileken, You might find this mobile inventory management tool useful: http://logistimo.com It is being used in rural Indian clinics and urban hospitals to minimize stockouts. Thanks, Anup
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Anup Akkihal replied to "Blog Post on Stop the Stockouts for Health IT" in the Health IT community.
Since traditional global health investment has been directed toward basic R&D – encouraging the creation of drugs or gadgets to fight disease in the developing world – it is refreshing to see growing interest in strengthening the supply chains that deliver these commodities to remote areas where they are needed most. Indeed, the efficacy of medicine is irrelevant if drugs are not available in the first place. Perhaps nobody has been focused longer on the ...
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Anup Akkihal replied to "Blog Post on Stop the Stockouts for Health IT" in the Health IT community.
Hi Jonathan, Appreciate your interest. Our team is small, our developers are altruistic volunteers, and our budget is tight -- so we have prioritized research & product development, while de-emphasizing our web presence. We wanted to be the first to bring mobile-phone-mediated inventory control services to global health, and so all of our energy is focused on this. The "alpha release" is scheduled for mid-November 2009. Then we'll be able to provide demonstrations, and it ...
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Anup Akkihal replied to "Blog Post on Stop the Stockouts for Health IT" in the Health IT community.
RapidSMS is also an impressive implementation that works without http protocol -- a major advantage when deploying in places without internet connectivity of any kind. OpenRosa is also really cool, especially because of the integration with analysis & reporting functions. Believe this requires http & associated infrastructure. Just saw a presentation on DataDyne's EpiSurveyor tool at USAID and it was nice to see such a clean application. However, my understanding is that bridging the gap ...
Recent Recommendations
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