Implications Of Supply Chain Management Model In Pakistan’s Health Care System: A Proposal

Abstract

The management of all business operations, from suppliers to customers, is known as supply chain management. According to experts from the Supply Chain Management Council, supply chain management is the coordination of planning with the management of other operations including procurement, sourcing, and logistics management. The various channel managers' cooperation and partnership are key supply chain components (Ramanathan, 2014). These managers may also collaborate with suppliers, customers, middlemen, and service providers. The management of supply and demand, as well as their market projection, is a component of supply chain management's incremental activities (Fliedner, 2003; Ireland & Bruce, 2000). Modern supply chains are focused on efficient consumer response (ECR) (Ireland & Bruce, 2000). A crucial component of reaction efficient consumer response (ECR) is the focus of modern supply chains (Ireland & Bruce, 2000). An important element of the response of efficient consumers is collaboration between suppliers and retailers. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Point of sale systems (POS), and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) are the tools modern technology has made available to support the collaboration between retailers (Buyers) and manufacturers (suppliers). Under the implementation of such a developed supply chain structure and a clear understanding of the business practices. With the strategic units, a collaborative plan in the organization gets developed. The supply chain process is redefined to reduce the level of inventory, and lead timing, and improved responses towards deviation of customers’ demand. To establish effective collaboration these factors must be implemented effectively and are the subject of research for this project. In developed countries, the pressure to be highly competitive and efficient has helped in promoting collaboration between retailers and their suppliers. The advent of similar business culture and availability of technology is likely to promote a high degree of similar collaboration in Pakistan too (Sunil, 2010). This research project proposes to investigate the factors that are going to influence a successful collaboration program in Pakistan. We propose to explore the determinants of a successful collaborative effort and the likely success of a program such as a Supply chain management offering in the healthcare sector implemented in Pakistan.