Developing a Two-Echelon Inventory Framework in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: An Empirical Review

Kevin Arana, Katherinee Flores, Edgar Ramos, Ron Mesia

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Abstract

In the pharmaceutical sector, there are many challenges; However, the one that has the most significant impact is the low service level due to non-compliance with delivery times. Several factors allude to this fact, such as the case of suppliers, customers, the time of imports in some situations, the risks of the supply chain, and others. A problem that also stands out is the inadequate strategy in inventory management since the quantity and the delivery time is impacted by the chain variability, which causes an economic impact. The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the literature related to inventory management in the two-echelon supply chain and develop an inventory framework in the pharmaceutical supply chain industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Production Management and Process Control, and Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping
EditorsBeata Mrugalska, Stefan Trzcielinski, Waldemar Karwowski, Massimo Di Nicolantonio, Emilio Rossi
PublisherSpringer
Pages361-368
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783030519803
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
EventAHFE Virtual Conference on Production Management and Process Control, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing and the Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, 2020 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 16 Jul 202020 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1216 AISC
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

ConferenceAHFE Virtual Conference on Production Management and Process Control, Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing and the Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period16/07/2020/07/20

Keywords

  • Inventory management
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Service level
  • Supply chain
  • Two-echelon

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