Resilience Strategies and the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Role of Agility in Mitigating Drug Shortages

Author(s):  
Emilia Vann Yaroson ◽  
Liz Breen ◽  
Jiachen Hou ◽  
Julie Sowter
Author(s):  
Anirban Ganguly ◽  
Debdeep Chatterjee ◽  
Asim Talukdar

The pharmaceutical supply chain is one of the most complex supply chains in the world. The primary objective of this chapter is to analyze the role of knowledge sharing barriers in supply chain performance. The chapter will explore significant knowledge sharing barriers that might deter the performance of a pharmaceutical supply chain. This chapter is expected to provide the twofold contribution to the academicians and practitioners. Firstly, it will socialize the importance of knowledge sharing barriers and the role they can play in deterring the performance of a pharmaceutical supply chain, and secondly, the prioritized ranking of the identified knowledge sharing barriers is expected to aid the policymakers and managers to understand the relative importance of the knowledge sharing barriers and design their knowledge management strategies accordingly.


2022 ◽  
pp. 220-243
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar

Safeguarding the supply of drugs and satisfying the needs of patients is a strategic priority of any healthcare system especially in these pandemic times. The pharmaceutical supply chain is subject to many pressures including non-availability and shortage of requisite drugs. A drug shortage is a deficiency in the supply of medicines or products that affects the ability of a patient to get the required treatment in due time. The roots of drug shortages are multifaceted, varied, and the issue can be due to supply or demand. However, the situation affects almost every stakeholder in the healthcare system, which is why collaboration is a must to deal with drug shortages. Hence, adopting an exploratory and single-case approach of the largest public hospital in the context of Namibia, the objective of this chapter is to provide a contemporary perspective of supply chain management re drug sourcing shortages, analyze the causes of drug shortages, recommend measures to minimize the crisis, and suggest strategies for enhanced efficiency in drug supply.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (31) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Riboldazzi

In recent years, a series of regulatory actions have reformed the Italian pharmaceutical supply chain, particularly that of non-prescription drugs. The present study analyzes the distribution phase of non-prescription drugs. Specifically, it focuses on the retail market of pharmaceuticals in Italy, highlighting the different sales formats and the role played by those large-scale retailers that have been able to develop new pharmaceutical offerings in their point of sales through dynamic management of retailing mix levers in a competitive perspective.


Author(s):  
George Malindretos

The scope of this chapter is to provide useful insights of the pharmaceutical supply chain and identify the prospects of outsourcing, with special reference to the Greek pharmaceutical sector. This goal is facilitated by a threefold analysis in combination: first, by the development of an integrated interdisciplinary research methodology framework; second, by the identification of the special characteristics of the pharmaceutical supply chain with special attention to the role of outsourcing; and third, by the description of the current pharmaceutical distribution channels in Greece and the identification of the potential opportunities for outsourcing. The findings of this study are outlined in an attempt to contribute in the yet unsettled research methodology issue which has particular importance for the R&D in the pharmaceutical sector. Certain specific suggestions for future research are expected to support the sustainability of the Greek pharmaceutical sector, with potential broader relevance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Waleed Al-Zaidi ◽  
Ahmed Al-Zuhairi ◽  
Shawkat Salih ◽  
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Author(s):  
Graeme J. Ackland ◽  
Edmund Chattoe-Brown ◽  
Heather Hamill ◽  
Kate R. Hampshire ◽  
Simon Mariwah ◽  
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