TY - BOOK AU - Whewell,Rob TI - Supply chain in the pharmaceutical industry: strategic influences and supply chain responses SN - 9780566086953 (hbk.) PY - 2010/// KW - Economics, Pharmaceutical KW - Technology, Pharmaceutical KW - economics KW - Cost control N1 - 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; Electronic version is restricted to subscribing institutions UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10356296 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=238550 ER -