Peculiarities of functioning of logistics systems of pharmaceutical enterprises in crisis situations

Abstract

In the conditions of martial law, domestic pharmaceutical enterprises are faced with an acute issue of timely provision of the population with the necessary high-quality medicines in the right place in full at an affordable price.
Aim. To study the problems and peculiarities of the functioning of the logistics system of a pharmaceutical enterprise in crisis conditions, as well as to form directions for overcoming the problems identified.
Materials and methods. The research materials were scientific works and Internet sources on the issues studied.
The research methods applied were methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization, expert method. The expert
method was used to determine the problems of managing logistics systems of pharmaceutical enterprises in Ukraine
in crisis conditions. The minimum permissible number of experts was determined taking into account the maximum
permissible relative error. The total number of respondents who participated in the expert study was 25 managers of
pharmaceutical enterprises. The results of the survey were significant and convergent; the concordance coefficient
was 0.83, the calculated Pearson’s χ2-test exceeded the tabular value, taking into account the number of degrees of
freedom and the significance level (p=0.05). The assessment of the degree of significance of logistics system management problems was carried out on a ten-point scale where 1 point was the least significant factor, and 10 points was
the most significant factor.
Results and discussion. The problems of managing logistics systems of pharmaceutical enterprises in Ukraine
in crisis conditions have been identified. The definition of crisis logistics, its goals, objectives and features has been
proposed. The phases of functioning of crisis logistics at pharmaceutical enterprises have been summarized.
Conclusions. In the course of their operation, pharmaceutical enterprises are constantly faced with the challenging external environment, which makes it necessary to introduce modern methods and approaches to management;
one of these approaches is the introduction of crisis logistics.