04116nas a2200397 a 4500 20260818090408.0 170223s2014 th uu|m rtt 0| a1engxd .b12179826 AIT Proj. no.SM-14-05 Kaung Wai Wai Determinants of sourcing practices in the pharmaceutical industry : the case study of FAME pharmaceuticals enterprise in Myanmar Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 43 leaves : ill. Project ; no.SM-14-05 A project study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration, School of Management Project (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 Providing pro ducts in an effective and safe way has been the most important issue in pharmaceutical supply chain (PSM) because it has direct effect on the life of customers. So, the security for the supply of pharmaceutical raw materials including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients is the backbone of PSM. And supplier selection and evaluation process is also one of the key activities in sourcing practices that will highlight the organization{u2019}s competitive strength in the market. Sourcing practices has been great challenge s for an organization to fit with five rights of purchasing in supply chain and to meet with the mission of the organization, for FPE, that is producing quality assurance products with continuous improvement in quality to ensure customer satisfaction. Strategic decision for sourcing of raw materials might be different in three options: in - house, sourcing from local suppliers and sourcing from international suppliers and might use all these three options like FPE. Organization{u2019}s competitive strategy, macroeconomic factors, technology factors, climatic needs of raw materials are also considerable factors in sourcing practices. This study will assess the determinants of sourcing practices in PSM which will help in maximizing the organization{u2019}s competitive strength by producing quality, efficacy and safety products. This study is a qualitative case - base d study and data are collected from in - depth interviews with respective managers about the sourcing of raw materials at FAME Pharmaceutical Enterprise in Myanmar. Secondary data are obtained from FAME official websites, research papers, Myanmar statistical year book, other books, related articles from journals and websites . This study will confirm that criteria for supplier selection have an impact on the supply chain performance and supply chain surplus via sourcing practices. Keywords: pharmaceutical supply chain, traditional medicine , sourcing practices, security of supply, Imports/domestic supply/in - house, traceability and visibility, reliability of suppliers Pharmaceutical industry Myanmar Vatcharapol Sukhotu, Chairperson Supasith Chonglerttham, Examination Committee Sununta Siengthai, Examination Committee Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Project ; no.SM-14-05 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B01230 .b12179826 mnait m 240411 0 170223 m a m 0 000:001:PDF:b1217982:002986:0:0:0:0:0:0 Abstract n mnait mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120408090 CREATED : 2017-02-23 RECORD # : i1306857x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120404107 CREATED : 2017-05-22 RECORD # : i13078926 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 27951 27951 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Proj. no.SM-14-05 30050120408090 2026-08-18 09:04:08 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Proj. no.SM-14-05 30050120404107 2026-08-18 09:04:08 2026-08-18 40