Procurement Must Look Beyond Price To Ensure Supply Chain Security
Criteria Must Reward Non-Price Aspects In Wake Of COVID-19
Executive Summary
A globally co-ordinated approach to sourcing that rewards non-pricing criteria is imperative to bolster the security of the off-patent industry’s supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, James Burt tells Generics Bulletin in the second part of our exclusive interview.
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