Details
Name
Catarina Moreira MarquesCluster
Industrial and Systems EngineeringRole
Assistant ResearcherSince
01st September 2015
Nationality
PortugalCentre
Enterprise Systems EngineeringContacts
+351222094398
catarina.m.marques@inesctec.pt
2023
Authors
Silva, AC; Marques, CM; de Sousa, JP;
Publication
SUSTAINABILITY
Abstract
In a world facing unprecedented challenges, such as climate changes and growing social problems, the pharmaceutical industry must ensure that its supply chains are environmentally sustainable and resilient, guaranteeing access to key medications even when faced with unanticipated disruptions or crises. The core goal of this work is to develop an innovative simulation-based approach to support more informed and effective decision making, while establishing reasonable trade-offs between supply chain robustness and resiliency, operational efficiency, and environmental and social concerns. Such a decision-support system will contribute to the development of more resilient and sustainable pharmaceutical supply chains, which are, in general, critical for maintaining access to essential medicines, especially during times of crises or relevant disruptions. The system will help companies to better manage and design their supply chains, providing a valuable tool to achieve higher levels of resilience and sustainability. The study we conducted has two primary contributions that are noteworthy. Firstly, we present a new advanced approach that integrates multiple simulation techniques, allowing for the modeling of highly complex environments. Secondly, we introduce a new conceptual framework that helps to comprehend the interplay between resiliency and sustainability in decision-making processes. These two contributions provide valuable insights into understanding complex systems and can aid in designing more resilient and sustainable systems.
2023
Authors
Santos, R; Marques, C; Toscano, C; Ferreira, HM; Ribeiro, J;
Publication
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
2022
Authors
da Silva, ACT; de Sousa, JP; Marques, CM;
Publication
Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Abstract
2020
Authors
Marques, CM; Moniz, S; de Sousa, JP; Barbosa Povoa, AP; Reklaitis, G;
Publication
COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Abstract
The chemical-pharmaceutical sector is facing an unprecedented fast-changing environment, with new market and technological trends impacting the companies' operational strategies. Managing the pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) operations is, therefore, ever more complex and challenging. The goal of this work is to present a comprehensive overview of the current state of the industry and research developments; and then, to develop a new decision-making reference framework to assist in the creation of optimization-based decision support models. This will be achieved through a multi-perspective analysis that encompasses strategic and tactical planning decision-making, in the current and future business context of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry. The findings reveal a lack of research addressing the most prominent trends currently driving this sector, such as patient centricity or new technological developments, thus highlighting the disruptive nature of the expected changes in a highly conservative industry.
2019
Authors
Marques, CM; Moniz, S; de Sousa, JP;
Publication
29TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS ENGINEERING, PT B
Abstract
This study presents an assessment of the main research problems addressed in the literature on New Product Development (NPD) and its methodologies, for the pharmaceutical industry. The work is particularly focused on the establishment of an evolutionary perspective of the relevant modelling approaches, and on identifying the main current research challenges, considering the fast-changing business context of the industry. Main findings suggest a generalized misalignment of recent studies with today's technological and market trends, highlighting the need for new modelling strategies.
Supervised Thesis
2022
Author
Ana Margarida da Silva Cruz
Institution
UP-FEUP
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