Author(s)

Lin Huang, Yong Lin, Petros Ieromonachou, Li Zhou, Jing Luo

The Faculty of Business, University of Greenwich, London, UK.

The objectives of this paper are to identify the supply chain collaboration models/patterns and its correspondent advantages on pharmaceutical supply chain. This paper aims to investigate how collaborative activities can impact on the development of supply chain and industry. A case study methodology was adopted in this research, which involved pharmaceutical SMEs. The results indicate that collaborations are common in all phases of pharmaceutical supply chain; the different strength of barging power among collaborative partners will impact the advantages achieved at strategic, operational and political levels.

Supply Chain Collaboration, Pharmaceutical Industry, SME, China

Huang, L. , Lin, Y. , Ieromonachou, P. , Zhou, L. and Luo, J. (2015) Drivers and Patterns of Supply Chain Collaboration in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Case Study on SMEs in China. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 23-29. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.37004.