Methodological approaches to assessing digital maturity of logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises

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https://doi.org/10.15587/2519-4852.2023.286741

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pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical enterprise, logistics activity, digitalization, digital maturity, digital technologies

Abstract

The aim: development of methodological approaches to assessing the digital maturity of the logistics activity of a pharmaceutical enterprise and elaboration of the proposed methodology on the example of those domestic enterprises that have a developed logistics system and some experience in the implementation of digital technologies in logistics activities.

Materials and methods: Research was conducted using databases on the Internet: the European Center for Information Systems Research, the European Medicines Agency, and scientific and metric databases - Scopus, Web of Science. Logical, systematic analysis and synthesis, graphic methods of research, and methods of mathematical and statistical analysis (expert, pair correlation and taxonomic) were used.

The results. An analysis of the state of implementation of digital technologies was carried out on the example of domestic pharmaceutical enterprises, which have been the leaders of the pharmaceutical market in recent years. It is substantiated that the assessment of digital maturity is a mandatory prerequisite for the digital transformation of pharmaceutical market entities. The existing models of digital maturity assessment are analyzed, and their shortcomings are identified. Based on this, a methodology for assessing the digital maturity of the logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises is proposed. An algorithm for the practical implementation of the methodology for assessing the digital maturity of the logistics activity of pharmaceutical enterprises is proposed. Based on the application of the proposed methodological approaches for assessing digital maturity using the taxonomic method, the calculation of the integral indicator of the level of digital maturity of the logistics activity of domestic pharmaceutical enterprises was carried out. The priorities for the implementation of digital technologies in the logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises were determined depending on the degree of their digital maturity.

Conclusions. It has been proven that the digital transformation of the logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises is a complex process that must consider many factors of the internal and external environment of the pharmaceutical enterprise. It is impossible to form a strategy and make decisions about investing in digital technologies without first assessing your real opportunities and weak points of the enterprise. That is why the assessment of the existing level of digital maturity is an important step on the way to the systematic digitalization of the logistics activities of a pharmaceutical enterprise. The proposed methodical approaches to assessing the digital maturity of the logistics activity of pharmaceutical enterprises will allow to form a holistic view of the real level of digital maturity of a certain enterprise and its deviation from the desired state, determine the priority directions for increasing the level of digital maturity, based on the specifics of the logistics activity of a particular pharmaceutical enterprise, and develop a sound digital strategy to improve the performance of both the individual business and the pharmaceutical supply chain

Author Biographies

Anastasiіа Lisna, National University of Pharmacy

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Management and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy

Olga Posilkina, National University of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor

Department of Management and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy

Olena Litvinova, National University of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor

Department of Management and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy

Yuliia Bratishko, National University of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor

Department of Management and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy

Olga Gladkova, National University of Pharmacy

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Management and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy

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Methodological approaches to assessing digital maturity of logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises

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2023-08-31

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Lisna, A., Posilkina, O., Litvinova, O., Bratishko, Y., & Gladkova, O. (2023). Methodological approaches to assessing digital maturity of logistics activities of pharmaceutical enterprises. ScienceRise: Pharmaceutical Science, (4(44), 76–88. https://doi.org/10.15587/2519-4852.2023.286741

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