This article proposes that the use of a management model in the main pharmaceutical companies in Peru favors supply chain management and profitability. Interest in this study arises from the concern about health risk due to the shortage of medicines; therefore, it attempts to solve this problem by applying the supply chain management model, as improved profitability means having greater access to medicines for the Peruvian population. This study provides information on the importance of strengthening the provision of services in medicine distribution through optimal management of health supplies. The analysis is based on five companies in this sector. The results indicate that the administration described promises an immediate improvement.

This article proposes that the use of a management model in the main pharmaceutical companies in Peru favors supply chain management and profitability. Interest in this study arises from the concern about health risk due to the shortage of medicines; therefore, it attempts to solve this problem by applying the supply chain management model, as improved profitability means having greater access to medicines for the Peruvian population. This study provides information on the importance of strengthening the provision of services in medicine distribution through optimal management of health supplies. The analysis is based on five companies in this sector. The results indicate that the administration described promises an immediate improvement.

En el Perú, la salud es un derecho fundamental garantizado por la constitución política, sin embargo, el desabastecimiento de medicamentos, pone en riesgo la salud pública debido la falta de disponibilidad de los mismos, vulnerando el derecho que tienen los ciudadanos de adquirir los medicamentos requeridos, por lo tanto, surge la siguiente pregunta: ¿La implementación de un modelo de gestión de cadena de suministro puede optimizar la rentabilidad de los principales laboratorios farmacéuticos en el Perú?. Es afirmativo porque contribuye al fortalecimiento de la prestación de servicios de distribución de medicamentos del país mediante una gestión óptima de estos suministros en la salud pública y privada. Cabe señalar que los almacenes reducen los tiempos y sobre todo busca ganar el espacio aéreo, ya que las empresas cada vez crecen en maquinarias y no pueden expandirse ho...