Manufacturing Flexibility and Operational Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Jordan

Al-jawazneh, Bahjat Eid

doi:10.5539/ijbm.v7n4p181

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“…Finally, as the improvement of drug related processes within the pharmaceutical SC would consequently enhance drug delivery to market, export and marketing of drugs will improve accordingly and would remarkably increase the opportunities of Jordanian pharmaceutical industries for survival in the global marketplace (Al-jawazneh, 2012); Therein, this research contributes to encouraging pharmaceutical firms to focus on their export and marketing capabilities regionally and abroad which would establish a globally competitive pharmaceutical technology industry in Jordan (Al-jawazneh, 2012).…”

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“…Additionally, the pharmaceutical industry in Jordan which is an export-driven industry that is distributing products worldwide and mostly to Arab countries, is confronted by many challenges and fierce competition due to Jordan’s admission to the World Trade Organization, despite its well reputed and affordable price’ products (Al-jawazneh, 2012). Improving export and marketing capabilities of the pharmaceutical industry would remarkably increase its opportunities for survival in the global marketplace (Al-jawazneh, 2012), as such capabilities are influenced by all related drug processes starting from manufacturing, registration, pricing and delivery of drug product to market. Following the introduction of this paper is the section including a literature review on e-collaboration and competition, followed by introducing RBV as underpinning theory.…”

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Collaboration: the key to gain value from IT in supply chain

Alsaad

Yousif

Al-Jedaiah

2018

EMJB

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of electronic collaboration (e-collaboration) including information sharing, resource sharing and joint knowledge creation in value creation within pharmaceutical supply chain (SC) and achieving competitive priorities for pharmaceutical companies in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive analytical methodology was used through a comprehensive review of published and unpublished work from secondary sources of information in the areas of specific interest: e-collaboration and competitive priorities. The study was conducted at Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) (of which many pharmaceutical companies are linked electronically through JFDA workflow system). Data were collected (using paper questionnaire) from 90 electronically collaborating pharmaceutical companies and 81 complete responses were received, forming a 90 percent response rate. The analysis of collected data was performed using partial least square structure equation modeling. Findings The results of the analysis indicated that e-collaboration dimensions, information sharing and resource sharing, have a positive impact on competitive priorities, while joint knowledge creation was not significantly related to them. The results suggest that value creation in SC electronic systems is contingent on mutual resource synergy and joint collaboration among trading partners. Research limitations/implications The sample size for this study does not include all pharmaceutical companies in Jordan, as this electronic linkage within the pharmaceutical companies is at its early stage. Moreover, competitive priorities examined in this research are limited to a single industry context. Practical implications This study offers a new insight into information technologies (IT)/business values that can be beneficial to IT and SC managers. By proposing the association between e-collaboration activities and competitive priorities, IT and SC managers are provided with a useful tool to link IT with collaborative activities that lead to value creation. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research is one of the early studies about e-collaboration in pharmaceutical SC and competitive priorities in Jordan. As such, managers of manufacturing companies can use the outcome of this study to establish more collaborative partnerships within their SCs. This research contributes to encouraging pharmaceutical firms to focus on their export and marketing capabilities regionally and abroad which would establish a globally competitive pharmaceutical technology industry in Jordan. Social implications It reveals that the adoption of IT alone to manage SC relationships is not sufficient to generate value. Both information- and resource-sharing activities are the core to do so .The results suggest that value creation in SC electronic systems is contingent on mutual resource synergy and joint collaboration among trading partners. The results of the analysis indicated that the dimension of e-collaboration, joint knowledge creation, was not significantly related to competitive priorities. Originality/value This study offers a contextual contribution. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research is one of the early studies about e-collaboration in pharmaceutical SC and competitive priorities in Jordan.

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Collaboration: the key to gain value from IT in supply chain

Alsaad

Yousif

Al-Jedaiah

2018

EMJB

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“…One type of flexibility is strategic flexibility, or a firm's ability to respond to uncertainty in its environment by exploiting its flexible resource base in response to alternative courses of action (Sanchez, 1995). Flexibility can help firms achieve their goals in uncertain environments (Al-jawazneh, 2012), and because it depends on available firm resources (Johnson et al, 2003), it can enable the firm to generate options for differentiated operations, if the need arises (Evans, 1991). A firm controls a flexible resource base if multiple strategic options are available for its use (Uhlenbruck, Meyer, & Hitt, 2003).…”

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Resources in NPD: An Investigation of Resource Capabilities

Sisodiya¹,

Johnson²

2014

IJBM

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In this paper we examine the role of resources in improving new product process outcomes. We propose a model where resource flexibility and augmentation serve as mechanisms to identify and accumulate resources that increase the firm's ability to respond to opportunities and challenges in the new product development process. Important to the development of this resource base is the need to also leverage accumulated resources. Thus, the model is further developed to incorporate the role of resource leveraging as a moderator to the resource base and performance link. Using a cross-industry sample, a series of hypotheses are tested to evaluate the moderating role of resource leveraging on the link between a firm's resource base and its performance. Results suggest that resource flexibility and augmentation improves new product outcomes, and that resource leveraging can lead to enhanced performance.

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“…Al-jawazneh [53] stated that most organizations have operating rules, viewpoints, and legislation. An organization's culture is always shaped by its tradition, purpose, framework, and leadership [54].…”

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The Impact of Humanitarian Supply Chain on Non-Government Organizations Performance Moderated by Organisation Culture

Ali¹,

Udin²,

Abualrejal³

2023

IJSDP

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The current research seeks to understand how humanitarian supply chains affect the performance of non-governmental organizations in Jordan. This humanitarian sector is the central pillar to alleviate the burden of asylum and the suffering of displaced people from neighbouring countries and survivors of civil wars like the Syrian civil war. The descriptive statistical analysis approach was used and a program was adopted SMART PLS This research is considered quantitative research, where the questionnaire tool was built, where the study population consisted of non-governmental organizations operating in Jordan, numbering 1640. The study population consisted of 311, and the questionnaire was distributed to executive and logistical support managers working in these organizations. After the response of the study sample, the search results in research results showed a statistically significant relationship between the research variables and the Performance of the organizations with the enhanced organizational culture. One of the most important recommendations recommended by the current study is to conduct more research related to humanitarian supply chains, and the current research recommends the need to test leadership as a mediating variable in the relationship between supply chains and the performance of organizations.

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Manufacturing Flexibility and Operational Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Jordan

Cited by 10 publications

References 29 publications

Collaboration: the key to gain value from IT in supply chain

Collaboration: the key to gain value from IT in supply chain

Resources in NPD: An Investigation of Resource Capabilities

The Impact of Humanitarian Supply Chain on Non-Government Organizations Performance Moderated by Organisation Culture

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