From a supply chain perspective, the goal of vaccination is to minimize demand for critical health care. We need to avoid hospitals being overwhelmed. Emergency room/ICU resources and staff are the crucial bottlenecks (hourglass structures) that are at highest risk of collapse. Our supply chain resilience objective is to maintain a reasonable equilibrium of demand and supply for critical health care. If this equilibrium can be maintained, deaths and disease can be minimized and economic continuity (recovery) can be maximized.
Month: January 2021
WSJ and NBC Quotes
Just for the record, in the Sunday/Monday edition of the Wall Street Journal, I am quoted as saying vaccine consumption is not yet sufficient. While true, consumption is being restricted by overly-tight access to supply.