Analysis of the Strategies of Gross Margin Gain in a Medication Distributor

Authors

  • Jennifer Alves Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Vera Lucia Cruz Universidade Potiguar (UnP)
  • Ramon Rodrigues dos Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Rodrigo José Guerra Leone Universidade Potiguar (UnP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.v16n2.7361

Keywords:

Gross Margin. Contribution Margin. Distributor of Medications.

Abstract

This research aimed to present what means a company in the branch of distribution of medicines adopts to improve the Gross Margin (MB) performance of its sales. The methodology was divided into four parts, where it began with the contextualization followed by the collection and analysis of the data, in the midst of deepening the knowledge of the strategies adopted, to the visualization of the projection of gains and advantages and disadvantages of the adoption. The research concluded that the strategies adopted by the company were Basket of Products and Suggestion of Mix, both focused on generating gains of MB boosting sales of products that have a high margin profile. Together, with positive changes of up to 1.5%, the company is guaranteeing its main margin gains and still achieving earnings in revenues of up to 12%.

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Author Biographies

Jennifer Alves Santos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Graduada em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Vera Lucia Cruz, Universidade Potiguar (UnP)

Doutoranda em Administração pela Universidade Potiguar (UnP). Mestre em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Professora da Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Ramon Rodrigues dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Mestre em Administração pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração/UFPB

Rodrigo José Guerra Leone, Universidade Potiguar (UnP)

Graduação em Matemática pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (1995), mestrado em Matemática pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (1998), especialização em Administração Financeira pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas - RJ (1999) e doutorado em Engenharia de Sistemas e Computação pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2004). Professor da Universidade Potiguar (UnP).

Published

2018-06-26

How to Cite

Alves Santos, J., Cruz, V. L., Rodrigues dos Santos, R., & Guerra Leone, R. J. (2018). Analysis of the Strategies of Gross Margin Gain in a Medication Distributor. Exacta, 16(2), 169–185. https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.v16n2.7361