The Tupange SMS Commodity Tracking System allows users to report monthly stock levels and orders for family planning products via SMS. The system has a web interface and mobile reporting section. Users enter product codes and stock figures in a standardized format. Reports are received and organized in real-time. The backend allows administrators to view user data, activity logs, and generate reports for monitoring and evaluation. The system provides real-time tracking of family planning commodities at facilities to identify gaps and plan distribution.
2. ABOUT THE SYSTEM
? It¡¯s a logistics management information system that
has a web end section and a mobile end section
(user interaction)
? Users (facility in charges) report on a monthly
frequency and reports are captured in real time
and acknowledgements sent back.
3. HOW TO GET GOING
? The details of the persons reporting are entered into
the system by the administrator after successful
training.
? They use their personal phones for this for familiarity
and ownership purposes.
5. SEQUENCE / JOB AID CARD
? Add the numerical Product Code you are reporting e.g. 1 ( for male condom)
CODE ? Insert the symbol #
? Insert the letter B (Opening Balance) and then the numerical value
B ? Insert the symbol #
? Insert the letter C (Closing Balance) and then the numerical value
C ? Insert the symbol #
? Insert the letter Q (Quantity Ordered) and then the numerical value
Q ? Insert the symbol #
? Insert the letter R (Quantity Received ) and then the numerical value
R ? Insert the symbol #
? Insert the letter AP (Adjusted Positively ¨C e.g. Received donations or borrowed stocks)
and then the numerical value
? Insert the symbol #
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6. THE SYSTEM
? The web interface link for access is
? http://tupange.intrepid.co.ke:8091
? There is logical security and passwords are required
for access
? Reports cannot be altered once received and for
mistakes, a new sms must be sent.
7. SYSTEM : REPORTS PORTAL
? Sms reports are received and from a glance a
consolidated summary of them by the system
8. SYSTEM ¨C REPORTS INBOX
? The reports are filtered per region and organized by the
system intelligently.
9. SYSTEM ¨C DATA CAPTURE
? It captures all the data, even the reports with mistakes are
filtered to unformatted messages section
? Commodity security team views and corrects them on the
mistakes, then they resend the reports.
10. BACKEND FEATURES
? This is the administrators portal where various functionality
and reports can be generated.
? It has various sections for managing the users and viewing
the automated functions of the system
12. BACKEND FEATURES
? There is an activity log record that when can know who
logged in and did what.
13. MONITORING & EVALUATION
? The reports can be further manipulated and
trends/graphs, M&E done for planning purposes.
14. OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY
? Tracking FP stock at facility, district and National level.
? Where disconnects are identified faster intervention
thanks to the real-time speed of the system.
? To know commodities used/in demand in facilities
District
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Commodity DRH
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