Healthcare

How 5G Will Transform the Way We Live and Work

April 2, 2019

Self-driving cars, remote robotic surgery, autonomous weapons — all that and much more is set to be delivered via the 5G wireless network.

The Brexit Day That Wasn't Leaves Britain Counting the Cost

April 1, 2019

Bloomberg

For more than two years, the clock ran down toward March 29, the day Prime Minister May pledged Britain would leave the European Union. As the drama rolls on, the costs mount from the Brexit day that wasn’t.

UPS, Drone Maker Begin First Regular Commercial Flights in U.S.

March 27, 2019

Bloomberg

The drone deliveries further United Parcel Service's push into managing and delivering healthcare products.

Enter Now for the 2019 Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

March 7, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has extended the deadline to participate in its annual Supply Chain Innovation Award, in partnership with SupplyChainBrain.

Drug Price Fix Seen in Supply of Generics, Rebates, Senator Says

March 7, 2019

Bloomberg

Streamlining the pharmaceutical supply chain and getting more generic drugs to market would help consumers who can’t afford prescriptions, the head of the U.S. Senate’s special committee on aging says.

A New Approach to Healthcare’s Age-Old Supply Chain Problems

February 28, 2019

Tina Vatanka Murphy, SCB Contributor

The healthcare industry is going through unprecedented change.

This Drug-Cost Nonprofit to Flip Pharma Supply Chain for Sourcing

This Drug Nonprofit Wants to Flip Pharma Supply Chain for Sourcing

February 21, 2019

Bloomberg

A nonprofit founded to address a pressing U.S. health-care problem by manufacturing much-needed drugs that have fallen into short supply, or that are too expensive, will start out with a different approach: buying the drugs from pharmaceutical companies.

McKesson Sent Pharmacies Tampered Opioids, FDA Warns

February 13, 2019

Bloomberg

McKesson Corp., one of the largest U.S. drug distributors, sent pharmacies prescription opioids that had been removed from their bottles and replaced with over-the-counter painkillers, the Food and Drug Administration says.

Pursuit of Value, Good Data Underlie Healthcare Supply-Chain Trends in 2019

January 31, 2019

Karen Conway, SCB Contributor

The continuing pursuit of value-based healthcare is at the crux of many of the trends that will impact the healthcare supply chain in 2019.

America’s Love for Cheap Drugs Has a Hidden Cost

An investigation into the generic-drug industry shows reason to doubt the data meant to prove safety and effectiveness

January 29, 2019

Bloomberg

Concerns about quality control and data integrity have focused on companies in India and China, where more and more ingredients used in medicine for the U.S. are being made. But those concerns aren’t limited to overseas factories, according to a year-long investigation into FDA’s regulation of the generic-drug industry.

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.