In the near future, pharmacies will likely migrate to Internet-based systems due to increased efficiencies, lower costs and the ability to operate in real time across different platforms.
Some pharmaceutical suppliers are beginning to sell their products directly over the Internet to pharmacies. In addition, a few innovative pharmacies have set up web pages designed to sell mostly non-prescription medicine over the Internet.
Conclusion .
• Internet-based technologies are changing logistics from being a packaging and moving function into an information business. Electronic business integrates carriers with shippers via electronic ordering, inventory decisions and product flow. Retailers and third-party logistics firms are able to access their respective information systems through the Internet. .
• The general merchandising and the pharmaceutical retailing industries are heavy users of electronic commerce. Paper systems have largely been replaced by electronic systems including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Internet-based systems. .
• The general merchandising and the pharmaceutical retailing industries are heavy users of electronic commerce. Paper systems have largely been replaced by electronic systems including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Internet-based systems. .
• Electronic systems have been instrumental in streamlining the supply chain and logistics operations of the retail sector. As soon as orders are received from customers, instructions are sent electronically to suppliers and distribution centers to ship the order either from the warehouse or the plant. Orders for big-ticket items such as fridges and stoves are communicated directly to the manufacturer and shipped to a central distribution center (DC) and subsequently sent to a retail location or to the customers home address. .
• Inventory costs are being passed down the supply chain, as manufacturers are able to make better decisions on product flow based on collaborative Internet-based networks between suppliers and retailers.