Blockchain Implementation in Indian Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Diminish Counterfeit Product
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-084-8_38How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Block chain; Security; Supply chain
- Abstract
The pharmaceutical counterfeit product problem has become a harmful problem for people in India and has drawn significant attention from everyone. It is very crucial for healthcare and daily life. The pharmaceutical industry and its supply chain are humongous and complex in management. The pharmaceutical industry and its supply chain are massive and complex in direction. It is very crucial for healthcare and daily life. Indian Pharmaceutical is the world’s 3rd largest by volume and 14th largest in value. Not only is it complex, but it is inherent with the challenges like lack of transparency, traceability, security trust, and risk of counterfeit drugs. Forgery of pharmaceutical goods could be highly profitable. During globalization, the growth of online pharmacies and fraud cases are significantly increasing, leading to high death rates. Although there have been many studies on blockchain adoption in pharma supply chain management globally, it has been seen studies do not entirely investigate highlights. The advantages of blockchain enablers in pharmaceutical industries within India benefit the supply chain management performance. Therefore, this study bridges the research gap and analysis the enabler of the Blockchain technology and its adoption to have a sustainable supply chain. The study sheds light on how blockchain technology reduces the risks at each segment of the supply chain nodes. In addition, it also makes recommendations for deploying smart contracts in the pharmaceutical sector, which helps detect counterfeit goods to improve supply chain performance.
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TY - CONF AU - Mosiur Rahaman AU - Bibisumaiya Chappu AU - Agung Mulyo Widodo AU - Andika Wisnujati AU - Aminul Haque AU - Ria Sarkar AU - Hsing-Chung Chen PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/26 TI - Blockchain Implementation in Indian Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Diminish Counterfeit Product BT - Proceedings of the First Mandalika International Multi-Conference on Science and Engineering 2022, MIMSE 2022 (Informatics and Computer Science) (MIMSE-I-C-2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 457 EP - 466 SN - 2352-538X UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-084-8_38 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-084-8_38 ID - Rahaman2022 ER -