The Effective Solutions for Online Medicine Delivery Challenges: A Brief Study on Its Supply Chain

Authors

  • Kazi Aklima Sultana Urmi Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Abdullah Jubair Bin Iqbal Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  • A S M Shyam Reza Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Keywords:

value chain, via application,, medicine bank,, pharmaceutical industry,, delivery,, supply chain management,, online medicine challenges,

Abstract

This paper explores the ongoing challenges in online medicine delivery and its supply chain

management from manufacturers to consumers. In Bangladesh, buying medicines online has not

become popular yet. Due to trust issues, the customers prefer buying medicines offline to online.

Medicine is a sensitive product to deliver. It can not be delivered like normal products. A strict set

of rules and protocols has to be maintained in the logistic process starting from the manufacturer

to the consumer. In this paper, we will broadly discuss the challenges of delivering temperature dependent medicines, delivering medicines through a random person, low stock of medicines in online platforms, not updated websites, and why customers are yet to adopt this new industry; also our proposal to solve the problem from the ground level.

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Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Kazi Aklima Sultana Urmi, Abdullah Jubair Bin Iqbal, & A S M Shyam Reza. (2020). The Effective Solutions for Online Medicine Delivery Challenges: A Brief Study on Its Supply Chain. Supply Chain Insider | ISSN: 2617-7420 (Print), 2617-7420 (Online), 4(1). Retrieved from https://supplychaininsider.org/ojs/index.php/home/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): Supply chain insider

Section

Articles