Pharmaceutical supply chain analysis. Lecture notes in management and industrial engineering (LNMIE).

Supply chain strategy (SCS) gives a competitive edge and creates value because through the supply chain (SC) a company can provide their customers with the product and quality they want, where and when they need it at the lowest possible cost. Thus, a company creates value for both the customer and themselves, increases turnover and profits and, even more importantly for the future, wins customer loyalty. This article will describe various SCSs, product–process–supply chain alignment characteristics and the relationship SCSs have with business process management models for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products.