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Effective and insightful solutions to the most pressing supply chain challenges facing pharmaceutical companies today In Transforming the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, veteran biotech supply chain strategist, Hedley Rees, delivers a reasoned and systematic solution to the most widespread and relevant challenges in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The book explains the deeply rooted issues within pharma supply chains and the modus operandi of the industry while also discussing effective solutions to the underlying causes that led to widespread system breakdown. The author applies modern methods of product development and commercial supply successfully used by leaders in the field. He provides real-world examples of ways to make the delivery of medicines to patients efficient and effective. Readers will also find: A clear explanation of the development, manufacture, and delivery of drugs to patients Comprehensive explorations of the issues and challenges to the current supply chain system paired with effective solutions Expert witness accounts, anecdotes, case studies and examples of pharmaceutical supply chain difficulties and solutions Complete treatments of how to adapt supply chain techniques to a pharmaceutical era dominated by biologics and advanced therapies Perfect for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals working in drug development, Transforming the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain will also benefit industry professionals with a responsibility for the logistics, commercial supply, manufacturing, regulation, quality management, finance, and marketing of pharmaceuticals.

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Author:   Hedley Rees (Biotech PharmaFlow Ltd)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781394244126

ISBN 10:   1394244126
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   29 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Transforming the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. 1 Foreword. 5 Preface. 8 Introduction. 11 Setting a Transformative Agenda. 11 What should you expect to take away from this book?. 11 Book Format 12 Who should benefit from reading this book?. 14 Research Methodology. 15 A Positive View of the Future. 15 More than a generation of change will be required. 15 The Pharmaceutical Industry and its Supply Chain. 17 1 Industry Basics. 18 Pharmaceutical products. 18 Industry Business Models. 19 2 The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. 24 3 Regulation of Pharmaceutical Products. 36 Regulatory Authorities. 36 Regulatory Modernization Initiatives. 47 4 Evidence of Serious Supply Chain Problems Emerge. 56 US GAO Sounds an Important Warning Bell 56 5 Investigating Worrying Supply Chain Symptoms. 67 Large Pharmaceutical Companies Outsource their Assets. 67 Symptoms Transition to Deep Concerns. 79 6 Impact of the Systems Dynamic on Supply Chain Performance. 86 7 The Outcome. 93 Basic assumptions in the Pharmaceutical Industry. 106 Section II: Managing the Supply Chain Strategically. 112 8 Introduction to Socio-technical Systems. 113 Closed and open systems. 113 The Socio-technical System.. 114 Systems Complexity in the Supply Chain: Bullwhip Effect 119 9 Fundamentals of the Supply Chain. 122 What is a Supply Chain?. 122 The Supply Chain in Modern Times 122 Three States in the Supply Chain. 123 10 The Supply Chain and Competitive Edge. 125 Supply Chains, not Products, Compete. 125 11 Core Disciplines of Supply Chain Management 132 Planning & Inventory Management (PIM) 132 Strategic Procurement 146 Transport Logistics. 153 12 Support Disciplines of Supply Chain Management 163 Information systems (IS) and information technology (IT) 163 Industrial Improvement 170 Leadership and Culture in the Supply Chain. 186 Section III: Transforming the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. 200 13 Shifting the Paradigm Gear 201 Why change?. 201 Facing reality. 201 14 Heuristic Methodology to Define the Transformation. 209 15 Introducing the Pharmaceutical Production System.. 222 A new model for product development 223 16 Catalyst of Radical Change. 228 The First Step. 228 17 Delivering the Transformation with Stakeholders Onboard. 236 Returning to Purpose. 236 What can key stakeholders do to help?. 240 Governments. 240 Regulatory Authorities. 242 APPENDICES.. 249  

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Hedley Rees, PhD, is Managing Consultant at PharmaFlow Ltd. He has 25 years’ experience in the biotech industry, advising drug developers in the strategic management of their preclinical, clinical, and commercial supply chains. He is the author of Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry: Delivering Patient Value for Pharmaceuticals and Biologics.

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