Healthcare

Supply Shortages Are Plaguing More Than COVID-19 Testing

September 3, 2020

U.S. laboratories have struggled for months to secure desperately needed supplies for COVID-19 screenings, but another testing crisis is brewing.

Justifying the Cost of Your Automation Project

August 24, 2020

Westfalia Technologies Inc.

Today's automated systems can operate 25 years or longer. These are the primary factors to consider.

Sourcing the Unknown: Better Done Together

August 21, 2020

Karen Conway & Mike Schiller, SCB Contributors

In the fight against COVID-19, stakeholder collaboration is saving lives.

How to Optimize a Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

August 19, 2020

Joe Bellini, SCB Contributor

With storefronts under siege, strengthening direct-to-consumer channels has never been more important for retailers and manufacturers.

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Watch: Managing the Drug Cold Chain in the Pandemic

August 13, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Paul Dickson, president of wholesale pharmaceutical distributor Morris & Dickson Co. LLC, describes efforts to allocate limited supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir during the coronavirus pandemic.

No. 1 Pre-Peak Must Read: How AMRs Deliver Real-Time Solutions to Real-Life Situations

August 11, 2020

Locus Robotics

The path to success lies in staying ahead of the curve and implementing solutions that make a difference.

How Blockchain Could Help Fight Counterfeit Drugs

August 5, 2020

Daniel Browning, SCB Contributor

Pharmaceutical companies have struggled for years to track their products throughout their supply chains, making it possible for counterfeiters to introduce fake drugs into the market.

The World’s Pharmacy Now Has a Globalization Headache

August 5, 2020

Bloomberg

Once known as the pharmacy to the world, Germany now has its work cut out to supply enough medicines to its own citizens.

UPS Readies Freezer Farms to Ship Virus Vaccine — If We Get One

August 4, 2020

Bloomberg

United Parcel Service is building two giant freezer farms capable of super-cooling millions of vials of a COVID-19 vaccine, preparing for the day when it will need to deliver the medicine at high speed across the globe.

AKI Group Transforms Transportation Operations, Saves $1 Million

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AKI Group Transforms Routing Operations, Saves $1 Million

August 1, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

The Dubai-based conglomerate, facing significant operational inefficiencies and a huge number of different products and customers, moves to assert more control over transportation routing and scheduling.

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.