Optimal network design and inventory planning for clinical trial supply chains

• Main Author: Zhao, Hui
• Other Authors: Wu Kan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Industrial engineering::Operations research; DRNTU::Engineering::Industrial engineering::Supply chain
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82988; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47563
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The clinical trial plays a key role in the competitiveness of a pharmaceutical company. It is a critical step in new drug development and characterized by long duration, high cost, and high potential return. Due to the increasing complexity of new drug development, the profit is decreasing and the p...