The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains

This research examines IT in pharmaceutical supply chains from an Australian perspective, particularly to see if benefits can be aligned with previously developed general functional IT roles as summarised in previously existing frameworks. The research focuses on pharmaceutical distribution business...

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Main Authors: Kochman, L., Issa, Tomayess, Alexander, Paul
Other Authors: Piet Kommers
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IADIS press 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9344
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Issa, Tomayess
Alexander, Paul
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Issa, Tomayess
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description This research examines IT in pharmaceutical supply chains from an Australian perspective, particularly to see if benefits can be aligned with previously developed general functional IT roles as summarised in previously existing frameworks. The research focuses on pharmaceutical distribution businesses, themselves key parts of the health care supply chain. The research attempts to analyse and evaluate how IT impacts these supply chains, and in what way the use of IT improves or impacts the supply chain and supply chain management. The research also relates the findings to a framework of functional roles that IT facilitates in supply chain management (SCM). In a study by Auramo et al. (2005), three functional roles of IT in SCM were implied and included transaction execution, collaboration and co-ordination and decision making, and similar roles are examined. This study confirms the existence of similar roles though difference in relationships and emphasis of these roles is observed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-93442022-12-09T07:12:36Z The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains Kochman, L. Issa, Tomayess Alexander, Paul Piet Kommers Tomayess Issa Pedro Isaias Information Technology Supply Chain Pharmaceutical industry Roles This research examines IT in pharmaceutical supply chains from an Australian perspective, particularly to see if benefits can be aligned with previously developed general functional IT roles as summarised in previously existing frameworks. The research focuses on pharmaceutical distribution businesses, themselves key parts of the health care supply chain. The research attempts to analyse and evaluate how IT impacts these supply chains, and in what way the use of IT improves or impacts the supply chain and supply chain management. The research also relates the findings to a framework of functional roles that IT facilitates in supply chain management (SCM). In a study by Auramo et al. (2005), three functional roles of IT in SCM were implied and included transaction execution, collaboration and co-ordination and decision making, and similar roles are examined. This study confirms the existence of similar roles though difference in relationships and emphasis of these roles is observed. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9344 IADIS press restricted
spellingShingle Information Technology
Supply Chain
Pharmaceutical industry
Roles
Kochman, L.
Issa, Tomayess
Alexander, Paul
The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title_full The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title_fullStr The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title_full_unstemmed The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title_short The role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
title_sort role of information technology in pharmaceutical supply chains
topic Information Technology
Supply Chain
Pharmaceutical industry
Roles
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9344