Everyone in pharma is talking about the need for better supply chain management, but how well do you understand the concepts involved? Take this brief quiz and find out. If you score 100%, let us know via "comments" and you will receive a prize.
Planning similar items onto the same production line
Management of procurement for a defined category of products or materials
Grouping shipments together to minimize transport costs and delays
A process to allocate customer orders to products
None of the above
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Production schedule adherence
Capacity
Customer service levels
Lead time
Stock turns
A, c, and e
B and d
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W. Edwards Deming
J.M. Juran
Eli Goldratt
Oliver Wight
F.W. Taylor
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Third-party logistics providers owning the assets involved in transportation (e.g. aircraft) and storage
Companies that consolidate shipments into manageable loads
Contract manufacturers offering a one-stop shop
Consultants specializing in systems integration
Brokers of transport services
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Report to regulators
Re-evaluate sourcing strategy and inventory policy
Tell senior management
Phone a friend
All of the above
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Allocate responsibility for cost, risk and ownership between buyer and seller
Specify delivery terms and conditions
Fix the price and delivery of a shipment at an agreement date
Determine allocation of risk and cost between buyer and seller
None of the above
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Extending regulation to brokers of medicines
Strengthened obligations on wholesale dealers
Requiring safety features for medicines at risk of being counterfeited
Improving controls on quality of active ingredients and certain excipients
That manufacturers determine the origin and integrity of the upstream supply chain
All of the above
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