Research Article

Minimization of Drug Shortages in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains: A Simulation-Based Analysis of Drug Recall Patterns and Inventory Policies

Table 2

Disruption scenarios.

ScenariosDefinitionTotal RecallBreadthā€‰
()
Time BetweenDurationā€‰
()
Intensity () LostStart Time

A1% loss of inventory, brief disruption, single continuous disruption26,2001-122,1831%50
B1% loss of inventory, prolonged disruption, single continuous disruption26,2001-241,0921%50
C5% loss of inventory, prolonged disruption, single continuous disruption131,0001-245,4585%50
D1% loss of inventory, two disruptions, short break in events26,20023121,0921%50
E1% loss of inventory, two disruptions, long break in events26,200224121,0921%50

The unit of measure for time is weeks.