Abstract
Supply chain strategy (SCS) gives a competitive edge and creates value because through the supply chain (SC) a company can provide their customers with the product and quality they want, where and when they need it at the lowest possible cost. Thus, a company creates value for both the customer and themselves, increases turnover and profits and, even more importantly for the future, wins customer loyalty. This article will describe various SCSs, product–process–supply chain alignment characteristics and the relationship SCSs have with business process management models for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products.
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SIGRE was launched at the initiative of the pharmaceutical laboratories in 2001 and distributors and pharmacies actively participate in it.
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Flexibility means the ability to change the mix of production or increase/decrease the volume of production in a short period of time.
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Agility refers to the ability to respond quickly to market changes which, in fact, is related to flexibility.
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Amaro-Martinez, F., de Castro, R. (2020). Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Analysis. In: de Castro, R., Giménez, G. (eds) Advances in Engineering Networks. ICIEOM 2018. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44530-0_24
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