Marchione Tiffany M, Khanfar Nile M, Mujtaba Bahaudin G, Loudon David
Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy.
Nova Southeastern University, Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Innov Pharm. 2020 Jul 31;11(3). doi: 10.24926/iip.v11i3.3380. eCollection 2020.
This paper is provided as an innovative resource for those in the academic and training arenas to use as a case example in discussing the problem of pharmaceutical cargo theft. The case delves into the worldwide, on-going dilemma of pharmaceutical trucking cargo theft losses and the effects of such theft. For those unfamiliar with the case method of instruction, the paper's ending may be rather unsettling. But that is where the student's learning and faculty instruction process come together. Typically, students (whether in teams or individually) will fully develop their responses based on the queries provided at the end. Faculty may then proceed in any number of ways to elicit the students' insights in a classroom setting. For decades the pharmaceutical industry has been plagued with a plethora of criminal acts that impact the daily processes and procedures of operations. Pharmaceutical warehouse and trucking thefts have not only aided in the currently debilitating state of the opioid crisis in the United States, but these thefts also aid the black market in the illegal sale of diverted prescription drugs. Due to the lack of security measures, vulnerability of the truck drivers, their rigs, and the value of the cargo being transported, pharmaceutical theft is a lucrative opportunity for organized crime. The case presented here describes the issues within the pharmaceutical industry as companies must deal with "last mile" cargo thefts. Daltexpharma represents a synthesized, hypothetical example of a pharmaceutical firm that must develop policies to deal with such potential thefts in its supply chain. Although a fictitious company, the case realistically details the important factors to consider in establishing strong security practices that may be necessary for a pharmaceutical company operating in today's environment. In order to protect the integrity and security of the authors' case notes, particularly for use in an academic setting, the Journal's editor will maintain control of them. They may be obtained by faculty upon presenting their request to the Editor.
本文为学术和培训领域的人士提供了一种创新资源，用作讨论药品货物盗窃问题的案例。该案例深入探讨了全球范围内持续存在的药品运输货物盗窃损失困境以及此类盗窃的影响。对于不熟悉案例教学法的人来说，本文的结尾可能相当令人不安。但这正是学生学习与教师教学过程相结合之处。通常，学生（无论是团队形式还是个人）会根据文末提供的问题充分展开他们的回答。然后教师可以通过多种方式在课堂环境中引出学生的见解。几十年来，制药行业一直饱受大量影响日常运营流程和程序的犯罪行为之苦。药品仓库和运输盗窃不仅助长了美国目前阿片类药物危机的恶化状况，还为非法转售处方药的黑市提供了助力。由于缺乏安全措施、卡车司机及其车辆的易受攻击性以及所运输货物的价值，药品盗窃对有组织犯罪来说是一个利润丰厚的机会。这里呈现的案例描述了制药行业内的问题，因为公司必须应对“最后一英里”货物盗窃。Daltexpharma代表了一家制药公司的综合假设示例，该公司必须制定政策来应对其供应链中此类潜在盗窃。尽管是一家虚构公司，但该案例切实详细说明了在当今环境下运营的制药公司建立强有力的安全措施可能需要考虑的重要因素。为了保护作者案例笔记的完整性和安全性，特别是用于学术环境时，期刊编辑将对其进行管控。教师提出申请后可从编辑处获取。
