Murphy’s Law: Pharma edition

In time, whatever can go wrong, will. That’s the surprising finding of our research on shocks to the pharmaceutical business system. Companies can expect mild disruptions every couple of years, and major breaks twice a decade.

Disruptions to the pharmaceutical industry vary in their severity, frequency, and lead time—and they occur with regularity.

To read the article, see “Four ways pharma companies can make their supply chains more resilient,” September 23, 2021.