Research Project

Measures for Improved Availability of medicines and vaccines (MIA)

Ensuring availability of essential medicines, vaccines and health commodities is one of today’s critical societal challenges

MSc theses

    For all years

  • Aarvold, P (2024)

    Legemiddelmangel: en global utfordring – deskriptiv analyse av antibiotikamangel i Norge.

    Msc Thesis. Fakultet for Helsevitenskap, OsloMet.

  • Arron, K (2021)

    Procurement and supply of drugs in the English NHS: A review and analysis of tendering and contracting practices in secondary care. 

    Department of Management Science, Lancaster University Management School. (H)

  • Bastholm, H. and Trau, Shan (2021)

    PPE preparedness in Norwegian public hospitals. A case study of COVID-19

    BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. (H)

  • Bruijnooge, L. (2021)

    The effect of tendering on the availability of generic medicines in the Netherlands

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)

  • Doan, C. (2024)

    Biases in assessing supply chain risks: The influence of impact perception on the probability estimation of a disruption 

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)

  • Hesen, J. (2021)

    What is the Influence of Information Sharing on the Relationship between Medicine Shortages and the Dutch Pharmaceutical Supply Chain?

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)

  • Hiort, R. (2022)

    Drug Shortages in Europe: Investigation of the Relationship between Drug Prices and Shortages of Drugs in European Countries.

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Jain A., and Singh, S. (2024)

    A quantitative study on drug shortage notifications effect on the drug sales pattern. 

    Master Thesis, BI Norwegian Business School.

  • Joele, F. (2021)

    End-to-end supply chain visibility in the pharmaceutical industry

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)

  • Julsvoll, A.A. and Sickenberger, M. (2022)

    How can Blockchain Technology be used to support Supply Chain Risk Management in Drug Supply Chains? 

    Master Thesis, BI Norwegian Business School. (H)

  • Li, Q. (2020)

    Understanding supply chain resilience from an equifinality perspective: Lessons from governments’ responses to ventilator shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak.

    MSc Dissertation, Lancaster University (H)

  • Ly, S. (2021)

    “Iron Stock” policies for medicines in the Netherlands 

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Moe, A. F. and Wright, H. (2021)

    Availability of antibiotics in Norway

    Master Thesis, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. (H)

  • Moolenaar, D. (2022)

    Examining safety stock policies for pharmaceuticals

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Moolenaar, D. (2022)

    The relationship between price policies and drug shortages in The Netherlands

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Nega, S.S. (2024)

    Assessing the Mutual Impacts of Multidose Drug Dispensing and Drug Shortages: A Quantitative Analysis of Drugs Packed in Multidose

    Msc Thesis. Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet.

  • Ngoc, A. (2022)

    What are the effects of reshoring the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing on the medicine availability in Europe? 

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Olivier, M. (2021)

    The Medicine Sourcing Problem compared across European Countries 

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Pettersen, M.S. and Wangen, A.K. (2022)

    Perceptions of non-price criteria in pharmaceutical tenders

    Master Thesis, BI Norwegian Business School. (H)

  • Master Thesis Lund University, August (H)

  • Spiessens, N. (2024)

    Exploring Financial Commitment for Mitigating Medicine Shortages

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)

  • Sun, J. (2022)

    The feasibility of medication reuse programs implementation: a multiple case study. 

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Van Heeswijk, T. (2021)

    What are the Main Drivers for Medicine Shortages in Belgium, A Data Driven Approach

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. (H)

  • Van Staveren, L. (2021)

    The Dutch Iron Stock Policy

    Master's Thesis, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.(H)