Supply chain in the pharmaceutical industry : strategic influences and supply chain responses /
Rob Whewell.
- viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The role of technology in the supply chain -- Managing supply chain technology -- The economic significance of healthcare investment -- The importance of intellectual property : its development and protection -- The operational provision of healthcare -- Conflicting goals within the supply chain -- Diversion and parallel trade -- Tactical responses to diversion -- Managing compliance -- The case for enhanced patient protection -- Applying technology to secure the supply chain to patients -- The importance of information -- The future of healthcare.
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