CHAPTER 4
Supply Chain in the Pharmaceutical Industry
4.1 SUPPLY CHAIN COMPONENTS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Supply chain integration means aligning with upward partners—suppliers, service providers and also aligning with downward partners—clearing and forwarding agents, super stockists, stockists, retailers, customers and their processes. A well-integrated supply chain can increase efficiency, promote a healthy and conducive atmosphere, lead to faster development of the product and improve overall quality and productivity.
A firm has to develop a well-integrated supply chain for sustainability and competitiveness by increasing efficiency, reducing cycle time, faster new products development and by improving overall quality. A firm has to ...
Get Supply Chain Management in Pharmaceutical Industry by Pearson now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
