Impact of RFID and EPCglobal on Critical Processes of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

The main goal of this chapter aims to analyze main processes of the pharmaceutical supply chain and to evaluate the impact of the combined use of RFID and EPCglobal in some critical processes. Particular attention is focused in the wholesaler because it represents a middle point of the supply chain very stressed in terms of constraints and products flow. Taking into account the main inefficiencies highlighted in the defined AS IS model, a re-engineered TO BE model has been proposed. Furthermore, some KPIs have been defined for the wholesaler in order to make easier a quantitative analysis of the benefits due to the re-engineering.