Pharmaceutical Supply chain operation In National Health Services Objectives Depth understanding of the operational concepts, methods, tools and techniques of modern supply chains, covering Demand Management, Materials Management, Production Planning and Control, Procurement, Contracts and Distribution. This could be a single case study paper comparing practices of an organisation to what is in the theory or it could be multiple case study paper comparing practices of a number of organisations to theory and to one another. In either case you should pay particular attention to the following points:

• Have you demonstrated that you have sufficient understanding of the theory by undertaking a literature review in the area?Is the literature review sufficient to demonstrate that you have developed a critical understanding of the theories relevant to the topic of the case study?

• Have you provided a description of the case study (or case studies) in sufficient depth, but without going in to too much detail, to provide the reader with adequate understanding of the case study?

• Have you provided a critical review of the practices of the case study organisations in the context of the literature?

• Does your paper draw reasoned and authoritative conclusions as to what the organisations should do to improve their supply chain performance and or practices?