Supply Chain Management in Pharma: Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Governance

    

Who is it for?

This workshop is designed for Supply Chain Managers, Heads of Production, Logistics Managers, Production Managers and Procurement Managers in the pharmaceutical industry

What business issues will we address?

The pharmaceutical industry is in turmoil and undergoing unprecedented transformation. In the era of the highly profitable mass-market blockbusters, Big Pharma could afford lots of inefficiencies along its value chain. These times are gone and pressure on costs is increasingly intense in the pharmaceutical world.Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies were vertically-integrated fully. But, as we are in pervasive search for efficiency and savings, the industry is externalising many of its functions and “disintegrating” its vertical model.In this highly interactive workshop, we will focus on moving from a buyer-seller relationship, to a strategic partner relationship with key suppliers and vendors. This involves recognizing and applying good practices when engaging with and managing suppliers, drawing on a variety of strategic approaches and complying with GMPs and applicable international rules and regulations.

What will I be able to do after participating?

As a result of participating in this workshop, you will be better able to:

• Understand and interpret the impact of the healthcare market trends on your company
• Know how to move from a buyer-seller relationship to a strategic partner relationship.
• Have a stronger awareness of good practice when engaging with and managing suppliers i.e finding the right contractor with the right skills
• Secure compliance with GMPs and other applicable rules and regulations, when outsourcing.