Ethical Issue Presentation

Pfizer is one of the leading pharmaceutical firm in the world, that is currently marred by ethical issues regarding the production of drugs. Ethical production is a concept that brings together social and environmental issues in operations management. It treats these concerns as part of the manufacturing system and does not separate operations from social concerns. It embraces the developments in compliance and standards but goes further than product specifications, health, and safety within the manufacturing company.

It demands attention to working conditions, labor rights and trading conditions throughout the supply-chain (Weaver, 83). It cannot be separated from wider ...