Forces, trends, and decisions in pharmaceutical supply chain management

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 601-622

  Rossetti, Christian L ^a   Handfield, Robert ^a   Dooley, Kevin J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopharmaceutical; Distribution strategy; Intermediaries; Supply chain; Supply chain management; Supply chain regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960293063     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111147835     Document Type: Article

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