Methodology In Research Methodology

This chapter presents the methodology applied for conducting this research. This chapter will present how we collected our data in order to find the answers to our research questions, and by that fulfilling the purpose of our study. First the design of this research is presented followed by the research approach and justification will be presented

3.1 Overview

Methodology is an important part of any research work because without choosing and adopting an appropriate method a systematic investigation is not possible. Research methodology refers to the science of studying how research is conducted scientifically or how research problem is systematically solved (Kotahari, 1990). Method is originated from two Greek words such as ‘meta’ and ‘hodos’

In this research direct observation was used as a means to assess data for our qualitative analysis. While working in Pharmatec as interns, we took this opportunity to assess the processes, methods and practices of the company. Important documents of the respective agency such as, MBRs, company profile brochure, and inspection data have been also observed to perform quantitative analysis. Moreover, the infrastructure and facilities of the agency has been observed for the assessment.

3.5.2 Interviews

The interviewees belonged to three distinct categories:

• Personnel with direct involvement in the supply chain, i.e. in the operations which involved moving or transforming the pharmaceutical products. This group consists of ten employees

• Managers who made decisions which had impact upon the operational employees in the chain. These will include allocation of resources and capital investment decisions. This group consists of twelve employees, of which two were from the focal