Logistics and Distribution Strategies for McKesson Corporation

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McKesson Corporation
McKesson is an American company that distributes pharmaceuticals, provides health
information, medical supplies and care management tools. It is arguably the oldest and largest
healthcare company in the US. McKesson should consider distributing to local wholesalers in the
US to increase sales which in turn will spread to the local distributors. They can also distribute
them to admitted patients in hospitals, outpatient clinics, health centres or community health
workers hence the drugs get to consumers directly ("Third-Party Logistics (3PL) For Specialty
Biopharma Companies"). Also, McKesson should look into distributing resources based on a
timeline. However, this will only be possible if they have a database of their regular customers
and clients. This enables the company to know when they are running out of supply. As a
company, they should also try and look for other markets which are less competitive and
establish their distribution in those areas.
The business conducted by McKesson is delicate, and so is the transportation of its
products. Pharmaceutical products are very sensitive, this is because there exists different types
of medicine. Depending on the medicine, others need to transported quickly while others can
take time to get their destination. So the logistic personnel need to be very careful when selecting
the mode of transport to be used (Management Distribution 23). The supply department should
select the mode of transportation carefully and also. Furthermore, deliveries ought to be
scheduled in an organized and way for an effective and functional service. There are different