Supply chain security orientation in the pharmaceutical industry

dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, S.
dc.contributor.authorNiemann, Wesley
dc.contributor.authorKotze, Theuns G.
dc.contributor.authorMocke, Kelvinne
dc.contributor.emailwesley.niemann@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-16T09:22:46Z
dc.date.available2018-04-16T09:22:46Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractSupply chain security orientation is an abstract phenomenon, which, up to now, has received little research attention. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore the supply chain security orientation of firms participating in the South African pharmaceutical supply chain with the aim of identifying specific risks and of understanding supply chain security perceptions, the drivers of supply chain security orientation, and the moderators of supply chain security orientation. Ten participants employed within pharmaceutical organisations participated in this descriptive, qualitative study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate hijacking, syndicates and general theft as the main risks in the South African pharmaceutical supply chain. Securityrelated partnerships and business process backups are the most neglected aspects of supply chain security orientation within the pharmaceutical supply chain. Regarding the supply chain security orientation, insurance should be considered as a way to recover from security breaches and not just a way to recover financial losses. The main drivers of supply chain security orientation were identified as corporate governance, compliance with rules and regulations, the benefits of introducing risk management processes, and the occurrence of risk events.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBusiness Managementen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Colleges/Economic-and-Management-Sciences/Journals/Southern-African-Business-Reviewen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/content/journal/sabren_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Niekerk, S., Niemann, W., Kotze, T.G. & Mocke, K.. 2017, 'Supply chain security orientation in the pharmaceutical industry', Southern African Business Review, vol. 21, pp. 446-479.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1998-8125 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1561-896X (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64567
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_ZA
dc.rights© Copyright. Southern African Business Review, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subjectQualitativeen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectSupply chain securityen_ZA
dc.subjectSupply chain risken_ZA
dc.subjectPharmaceutical industryen_ZA
dc.titleSupply chain security orientation in the pharmaceutical industryen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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