Impact of Disruptive Global Events Such as Covid-19 and the Russian/Ukraine War in the Supply Chains and Countering Strategies for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies

Pineda Vega, Rafael (2025) Impact of Disruptive Global Events Such as Covid-19 and the Russian/Ukraine War in the Supply Chains and Countering Strategies for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide clarity on how the pharmaceutical supply chain is impacted when a major global disruptive event takes place. As well this paper aims to provide strategies and counter measures for a pharmaceutical manufacturing companies; therefore, these types of companies can build resilience with robust supply chains and keep providing medicine to the final consumers, which could potentially be a life or dead situation.

Methodology: This study employs a qualitative and abductive research approach to investigate the impact of global disruptive events on the supply chain and explore how pharmaceutical companies can implement preventive measures to mitigate such events.

The primary instrument used was semi-structured interviews, developed based on themes identified in the academic literature on supply chain resilience, risk management, and adaptive strategies.

The study employed thematic analysis.

Conclusion: In sum, the study confirms that resilience in pharmaceutical supply chains is not built in the moment of crisis but in the months and years beforehand—through mapping, planning, diversification, and, above all, cultivating trust across the supply network. These lessons, while born of exceptional global events, are likely to remain relevant as the industry faces future disruptions, whether predictable or not.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email O'Connor, James UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Contingency Planning H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Specific Industries > Chemical Industry > Pharmaceutical industry H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Business Logistics > Supply Chain Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Business Logistics > Transportation of Goods and Trade Logistics
Divisions:	School of Business (- 2025) > Master of Business Administration
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2026 10:23
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2026 10:23
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9105

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