COORDINATION IN BRAZILIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Supply chain coordination (SCC) can be a challenge for many organizations as different firms in the same chain has different expectations and interdependencies (Arshinder & Deshmukh, 2008). Lack of SCC can result in the bullwhip effect and poor performance for a firm and its partners.  By in...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Souza Miguel, Priscila Laczynski de, Reis, Manoel de Andrade e Silva
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:JOSCM. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/41521
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.fgv.br/joscm/article/view/41521
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:coordination
pharmaceutical supply chain
interorganizational relationships
bullwhip effect.
Descrição
Resumo:Supply chain coordination (SCC) can be a challenge for many organizations as different firms in the same chain has different expectations and interdependencies (Arshinder & Deshmukh, 2008). Lack of SCC can result in the bullwhip effect and poor performance for a firm and its partners.  By investigating the phenomenon in the Brazilian pharmaceutical supply chain using a qualitative research, this paper aims to understand the main issues that avoid a better integrated chain. Results of 21 interviews suggested that the lack of coordination in this environment was influenced by the network design and the history of the sector in Brazil, as well as scarce resources.DOI: 10.12660/joscmv7n2p75-90URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/joscmv7n2p75-90