Effective pharmaceutical supply chain management (SCM) plays a pivotal role as the foundation of organizational success. This study aims to investigate the variations in supply chain management practices (SCMP), competitive advantage (CA), organizational performance (OP), and supply chain management agility (SCMA) between listed and unlisted companies in India’s pharmaceutical sector. The data were gathered using a structured questionnaire, developed through a comprehensive literature review and pilot-tested in Goa. A purposive sampling approach was adopted, with responses from 192 senior supply chain professionals analyzed using advanced statistical techniques and neural network models. A holistic analysis using the Mann–Whitney test revealed no significant differences in SCMP, CA, SCMA, and OP between listed and unlisted pharmaceutical companies. The data were further segmented into large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, and unlisted companies. Subsequent analysis with the Kruskal–Wallis test identified significant differences in strategic supplier partnerships (SSP), price, delivery dependability (DD), product innovation (PI) and time to market (TTM) across the categories. Large-cap companies ranked highest in SSP, price, DD, PI, and TTM, followed by mid-cap, unlisted, and small-cap companies. Additionally, large-cap companies exhibited the least variability, with mid-cap, small-cap, and unlisted companies showing progressively greater variability.

Supply chain management practices, competitive advantage, organizational performance, supply chain management agility

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