(November) recommended for planned for July – carry out market registration September period. survey for AI products potential in November Ongoing and Limited local Local purchases are Local purchases Limit local purchase to only confirmed routine product purchases to still done, though are still done, orders from the sourcing strategies confirmed orders on confirmed though on customers and only for short orders or clearly confirmed orders term foreseeable projected sales or clearly sales prospects, or turnover. projected sales to meet MOQ turnover. Supplier search to Prospect suppliers Ongoing and back Trip planned, Supplier searches A visit to India achieve sources of trips conducted and forth postponed to end carried out through was undertaken highly reputable and communications of May. A repeat contacts and online. by a team quality products, are ongoing with request to be Visit will be taken in composed of with the Director of potential supplies placed July. managing the facility taking director, director visits to suppliers product facility inside and outside of Uganda (December) and the pharmacist and made to 6 suppliers with great negotiation and business development discussions To be done in q2 Collect information Logistics and Not done. 3PL This survey if for Not done due to on logistics and customer demand business will be July – September inadequate customer demand forecast kept only in period, next funding. The forecast from both quarter. information perspective for prospective the public and collected this FY. We were consultants private sector target pre-occupied with advised for customers MOH distribution higher budget (December-March) and KPMG operations reviews Current marketing Ongoing; CME done, Commission selling, Commercial Update the current marketing tools used tools updated marketing plan for funding is limited riding on socially marketing plans to promote the with new products Ova-Check, launch to run a marketed brands (Naari, Hexagon) product facility to plan for Hexagon continuous CME. are the common have been reflect the new We are talking to strategies being implemented products that have suppliers to assist used been introduced in the promotion (October-March) budget Create a link on the Link on UHMG Planned for Q2. Not done, kept in Websites has not Website pages UHMG web site for website Profile is under perspective been reviewed, are under orders and enquiries established review, to upload redesigned. A reconstruction, (Jan-Mar?) in Jan - Feb knowledge including manager is coming designing on board to help product list and UHMG achieve this product activities enquiries
(November) recommended for registration planned for July – September period. carry out market survey for AI products potential in Limit local purchase to only confirmed orders from the customers Ongoing and routine product sourcing strategies Limited local purchases to confirmed orders and only for short term foreseeable sales prospects, or to meet MOQ Local purchases are still done, though on confirmed orders or clearly projected sales turnover. Local purchases are still done, though on confirmed orders or clearly projected sales turnover. Supplier search to achieve sources of highly reputable and quality products, with the Director of the facility taking visits to suppliers inside and outside of Uganda (December) Prospect suppliers trips conducted Ongoing and back and forth communications are ongoing with potential supplies Trip planned, postponed to end of May. A repeat request to be placed Supplier searches carried out through contacts and online. Visit will be taken in July. A visit to India was undertaken by a team composed of managing director, director product facility and the pharmacist and made to 6 suppliers with great negotiation and business development discussions Collect information on logistics and customer demand forecast from both the public and private sector target customers (December-March) Logistics and customer demand forecast information collected To be done in q2 Not done. 3PL business will be kept only in perspective for this FY. We were pre-occupied with MOH distribution and KPMG operations reviews This survey if for July – September period, next quarter. Not done due to inadequate funding. The prospective consultants advised for higher budget Update the current marketing tools used to promote the product facility to reflect the new products that have been introduced (October-March) Current marketing tools updated with new products Ongoing; marketing plan for Ova-Check, launch plan for Hexagon CME done, funding is limited to run a continuous CME. We are talking to suppliers to assist in the promotion budget Commission selling, riding on socially marketed brands are the common strategies being used Commercial marketing plans (Naari, Hexagon) have been implemented Create a link on the UHMG web site for orders and enquiries (Jan-Mar?) Link on UHMG website established Planned for Q2. Profile is under review, to upload in Jan - Feb Not done, kept in perspective Websites has not been reviewed, redesigned. A knowledge manager is coming on board to help UHMG achieve this activities Website pages are under reconstruction, including designing product list and product enquiries November
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