Senior executives from Merck & Co., Inc. and several leading Indian pharma firms have shared insights around how they built supply chain resilience against the backdrop of the general turmoil during the early days of COVID-19. The experiences were also dotted with interesting real world vignettes, including the hijack of a pharma cargo truck in India.
Merck & Co, Indian Firms On Tackling Supply Chain Risks And A Hijack
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Merck & Co. executive outlines how the company could sustain a “compliant supply performance” amid the pandemic, while senior officials from Sun Pharma, Cipla, Zydus Cadila and Biocon shared insights on coping with supply chain turbulence and moving away from over-dependence on China for starting materials.
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