Analysis on Healthcare Supply Chain Security Risk The Case of Coronary Stent
This paper introduces the present operations of stent supply chain in China.From the perspective of supply chain management,we compare the difference between direct marketing and agent distribution channel,point out the possible security risks in the supply chain which may jeopardize patients' health.And then we analyze the cause of these risks from perspectives of regulations,industry standard,cost structure,auditing mechanism and so on.At last,we propose some suggestions to reduce these risks,including raising the entry barrier for the sales agents,normalize the operations process,better construction of the information systems and responsibility tract.