Demoulin, Grégory
[UCL]
Blome, Constantin
[UCL]
This master thesis objective is to discover if blockchain could make vaccine supply chain and the pharmaceutical sector more effective. Two main reasons are at the origin of this research, the first one is the interest the author has in blockchain technology and the second one arises from the covid-19 pandemic. Hence, orientation the author to the vaccine supply chain and pharmaceutical sector for the research. Through the conduct of the research, data were collected using the semi-structured interview method. These interviews were aimed at professionals of the sector, working in various fields of the pharmaceutical industry. These interviews allowed to understand the various potential benefits coming with the implementation of this technology in various applications within the sector. These benefits are multiple depending on the application, but it is nevertheless reasonable to say that blockchain could indeed increase the level of efficiency of the sector. The interviews also allow the researcher to identify the main challenges and barriers to the implementation of such technology. Theses challenges and barriers need to be addressed if the sector and industry are willing to benefit from blockchain technology and increase their efficiency.


Bibliographic reference |
Demoulin, Grégory. Could blockchain help vaccine supply chain / the pharmaceutical sector to be more efficient?. Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, 2022. Prom. : Blome, Constantin. |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/thesis:36376 |