Supply Chain in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Strategic Influences and Supply Chain Responses

Informationen zum Autor Rob Whewell was a founder member and Vice President of Aegate Ltd.! a venture company established by PA Consulting Group to provide the industry with a mechanism to ensure safe dispensing of medicines to patients by pharmacists. Before joining PA Consulting Life Sciences division he built up his experience in pharmaceutical supply chain issues at Wellcome! Glaxo and Zeneca working in Western and Eastern Europe! Asia! USA and Middle East Markets. Rob lectured widely on the subject on the global conference circuit. Zusammenfassung Offers the basis for organizations to develop their own blueprint for managing the opportunities and threats to the pharmaceutical supply chain. This review of key industry parameters offers senior executives in the industry and policy makers in healthcare with a broad perspective of the issues and illustrates an understanding of the task at hand. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The Role of Technology in the Supply Chain; Chapter 2 Managing Supply Chain Technology; Chapter 3 The Economic Significance of Healthcare Investment; Chapter 4 The Importance of Intellectual Property: Its Development and Protection; Chapter 5 The Operational Provision of Healthcare; Chapter 6 Conflicting Goals within the Supply Chain; Chapter 7 Diversion and Parallel Trade; Chapter 8 Tactical Responses to Diversion; Chapter 9 Managing Compliance; Chapter 10 The Case for Enhanced Patient Protection; Chapter 11 Applying Technology to Secure the Supply Chain to Patients; Chapter 12 The Importance of Information; Chapter 13 The Future of Healthcare;

Product details

• Authors: Rob Whewell, Whewell Rob
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2010
• EAN: 9780566086953
• ISBN: 978-0-566-08695-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 250 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Management & management techniques, Purchasing & supply management, Manufacturing industries, Management and management techniques, Purchasing and supply management