TY - GEN
T1 - Role of technology in detecting counterfeit drugs in the forward pharmaceutical supply chain
AU - Haji, Mona
AU - Kerbache, Laoucine
AU - Mahaboob Sheriff, K. M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© IEOM Society International.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Drug counterfeits have been a severe international issue for almost two decades, and the latest statistics show that fake medications will continue to penetrate legitimate pharmaceutical supply chains to fulfill the desperate need of different segments of patients. Therefore, identifying the issues faced by the pharmaceutical supply chain is essential to understand better and combat the drug counterfeited issues, which require technological implementation and their applications in various phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain to gain better visibility and ensure safety. In this regard, a review has been conducted to fulfill the following objectives: (i) Review the application of traceability technologies in various pharmaceutical supply chain phases to detect and solve counterfeit issues. (ii) Analyze the various barriers affecting establishing a safe pharmaceutical supply chain and the critical success factors to overcome those barriers. (iii) Develop a conceptual framework for showing the influence of technologies and success factors on overcoming the various barriers in different phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Recent statistics show that counterfeit drugs will continue to penetrate the legitimate pharmaceutical supply chains and target more significant patient segments. Furthermore, smugglers and counterfeiters will also continue to target all phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain. This study developed a conceptual framework for achieving a safe PSC by demonstrating the influence of traceability technologies and success factors on overcoming the various barriers in different phases of the PSC. The critical finding of this review was that the traceability technologies and the critical success factors have a significant influence on overcoming the barriers in establishing a safe PSC.
AB - Drug counterfeits have been a severe international issue for almost two decades, and the latest statistics show that fake medications will continue to penetrate legitimate pharmaceutical supply chains to fulfill the desperate need of different segments of patients. Therefore, identifying the issues faced by the pharmaceutical supply chain is essential to understand better and combat the drug counterfeited issues, which require technological implementation and their applications in various phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain to gain better visibility and ensure safety. In this regard, a review has been conducted to fulfill the following objectives: (i) Review the application of traceability technologies in various pharmaceutical supply chain phases to detect and solve counterfeit issues. (ii) Analyze the various barriers affecting establishing a safe pharmaceutical supply chain and the critical success factors to overcome those barriers. (iii) Develop a conceptual framework for showing the influence of technologies and success factors on overcoming the various barriers in different phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Recent statistics show that counterfeit drugs will continue to penetrate the legitimate pharmaceutical supply chains and target more significant patient segments. Furthermore, smugglers and counterfeiters will also continue to target all phases of the pharmaceutical supply chain. This study developed a conceptual framework for achieving a safe PSC by demonstrating the influence of traceability technologies and success factors on overcoming the various barriers in different phases of the PSC. The critical finding of this review was that the traceability technologies and the critical success factors have a significant influence on overcoming the barriers in establishing a safe PSC.
KW - Critical barriers and success factors
KW - Drug counterfeit
KW - Pharmaceutical supply chain
KW - Traceability technologies
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85126226783
SN - 9781792361272
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
SP - 705
EP - 706
BT - Proceedings - 4th European Rome Conference 2021
A2 - Fargnoli, Mario
A2 - Lombardi, Mara
A2 - Tronci, Massimo
A2 - Dallasega, Patrick
A2 - Savino, Matteo Mario
A2 - Costantino, Francesco
A2 - Di Gravio, Giulio
A2 - Patriarca, Riccardo
PB - IEOM Society
T2 - 4th European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2021
Y2 - 2 August 2021 through 5 August 2021
ER -