Do you conduct research in the pharmaceutical industry? Does your research involve the pharmaceutical products' operations and supply chains, broadly defined? If so, we would like to encourage you to submit a paper to our special issue on the operations and supply chains of pharmaceutical products, in the Journal of Operations Management. The Journal of Operations Management is a top journal in most business schools, holding the Association of Business Schools' ABS 4* (highest, "World Elite") ranking, and being listed on the two commonly used business school journal lists: Financial Times 50 and the UT Dallas 24. The deadline is March 31, 2023.
The supply chains of pharmaceutical products have many unique features worthy of study. They were critical to the successful vaccine rollouts in many countries. The supply chains are often opaque, prone to shortages and undetected quality variation. The supply chains are typically long, spanning many countries. Intermediaries in the supply chains-between manufacturers and consumers-wield tremendous power, affecting the incentives of all players. The supply chains are highly regulated.
Given these characteristics, we are hoping to assemble a cross-disciplinary set of papers, as these supply chains are affected not just by production and supply chain decisions but also top management, marketing, and R&D within the firm, and global regulators, trade negotiators, middlemen, pharmacies, doctors, and consumers, outside the firm. Thus, beyond scholars of operations management, we hope to hear from scholars in other disciplines who do research in areas that may affect the operations and supply chains of pharmaceutical products.
Gopesh Anand, Professor, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois; Department Editor, JOM; gopesh@illinois.edu
George Ball, Associate Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; Associate Editor, JOM; gpball@indiana.edu
John V. Gray, Professor, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University; former Department Editor, JOM; gray.402@osu.edu
Ujjal Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois; Editorial Review Board, JOM; ukm@illinois.edu
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