As manufacturers get pressure from those holding the purse strings, they will look at reducing costs in the supply chain, said Adel Al-Saleh, president of IMS Health EME A, at the annual general meeting of the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers in Cannes earlier this month. "Cost-cutting is going to be a way of life," he believes. Quantifying the challenges to wholesaling, which include the direct-to-pharmacy distribution model, Mr Al-Saleh warned that focusing on efficiencies, the battle for pharmacies, manufacturer strategy, generic strategy and vertical integration is no longer enough: wholesalers must develop a strategy along the lines of industry dynamics.
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机译：IMS Health EME A主席Adel Al-Saleh在欧洲医药全线批发商协会年度大会上说，随着制造商从持有零钱包的制造商那里承受压力，他们将着眼于降低供应链成本。本月初在戛纳。他认为：“削减成本将成为一种生活方式。” Al-Saleh先生量化了批发业面临的挑战，其中包括直接到药房的分销模式，他警告说，仅关注效率，药店之战，制造商战略，通用战略和纵向整合已不再足够：批发商必须制定战略遵循行业动态。
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