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Cooperative partnerships and pricing in the pharmaceutical supply chain

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  • Kathleen M. Iacocca
  • Stephen Mahar

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The pharmaceutical supply chain has become highly consolidated. Currently, over 70% of all prescriptions are handled by three pharmacy benefit managers which each own a mail-order pharmacy. To compete in this environment, small and midsized pharmacies must seek efficiencies in their operations. The paper considers the value of cooperative partnerships between mail-order and chain pharmacies to leverage strengths of both players. To examine the viability of the strategy we develop a mathematical model that assesses the value of partnerships between independent organizations operating in different channels. The model is used to determine whether and to what extent pharmacies should consider partnerships that leverage a competing channel to allow mail-order customers to pick up prescriptions at chain stores in particular regions. Computational results provide insight into the impact of drug prices, reimbursement contracts, and revenue/cost-sharing policies on the optimal supply chain design and highlight conditions under which it is beneficial for chain and/or mail-order pharmacies to enter partnerships.

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  • Kathleen M. Iacocca & Stephen Mahar, 2019. "Cooperative partnerships and pricing in the pharmaceutical supply chain," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(6), pages 1724-1740, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:57:y:2019:i:6:p:1724-1740
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1504249
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    1. Yanhong Hou & Fan Wang & Zhitong Chen & Victor Shi, 2020. "Coordination of a Dual-Channel Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Based on the Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible Epidemic Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-16, May.
    2. Fatemi, Maedeh S. & Ghodratnama, Ali & Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Reza & Kaboli, Amin, 2022. "A multi-functional tri-objective mathematical model for the pharmaceutical supply chain considering congestion of drugs in factories," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    3. Iacocca, Kathleen & Mahar, Stephen & Daniel Wright, P., 2022. "Strategic horizontal integration for drug cost reduction in the pharmaceutical supply chain," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    4. Shabnam Rekabi & Ali Ghodratnama & Amir Azaron, 2022. "Designing pharmaceutical supply chain networks with perishable items considering congestion," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 4159-4219, September.

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