Pharmaceutical supply chain models: A synthesis from a systems view of operations research

Ettore Settanni, Tomás Seosamh Harrington and Jagjit Singh Srai

Operations Research Perspectives, 2017, vol. 4, issue C, 74-95

Abstract: This research evaluates reconfiguration opportunities in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains (PSC) resulting from technology interventions in manufacturing, and new, more patient-centric delivery models. A critical synthesis of the academic and practice literature is used to identify, conceptualise, analyse and categorise PSC models. From a theoretical perspective, a systems view of operations research is adopted to provide insights on a broader range of OR activities, from conceptual to mathematical modelling and model solving, up to implementation.

Keywords: Supply networks; Modelling; Pharmaceuticals; Critical interpretative synthesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.orp.2017.05.002

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