Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Online Apparel Returns Are Rising - So What's Your Reverse Logistics Plan?

August 17, 2016

Howard Rosenberg, CEO & Co-founder, B-Stock Solutions

When it comes to e-commerce, one thing is certain: it brings incredibly high return rates. As billions of dollars of apparel purchases shift from physical stores to the internet, there is an imminent need for e-retailers to figure out how to handle the spike in returned merchandise.

Birst Adds Digital Supply Chain Capabilities for BI

August 16, 2016

Birst

Birst, a vendor of cloud-based business intelligence and analytics, has added collaboration and real-time capabilities to its Networked BI & Analytics platform.

Vizient Unveils Supply Chain Analytics Platform for Healthcare

August 15, 2016

Vizient Inc.

Vizient Inc. has developed Vizient Savings Actualyzer, a supply-chain analytics platform for the healthcare industry.

How Companies Are Tackling the Challenge of Risk Management

August 15, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with corporate thought leaders about the growing awareness of the need for a vigorous supply-chain risk-management effort, and how they're working to achieve that goal.

FDA Prohibits Third Plant Operated by Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to Export to U.S.

August 12, 2016

Fierce Pharma

It's strike three for India's Wockhardt, which has had a third plant in its home country banned from exporting to the U.S.

'Smart' Technology Enhances Operational Excellence in Manufacturing, Study Says

August 12, 2016

UPS

Traditional Lean and Six Sigma practices are insufficient to address the complexities of modern industrial manufacturing, and companies are turning to "smart operations," which use pervasive data collection, advanced analytics, technology investments and deeper collaboration with partners to prepare their value streams for the next industrial revolution.

Hiring in Logistics, Transportation Rebounds in July from June Slump

August 11, 2016

American Shipper

United States transportation and logistics companies added 11,700 jobs for the month in July 2016, according to the latest preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

E-Commerce Magnifies Complexity of Wholesale Distribution

August 10, 2016

Industrial Distribution

The wholesale distribution (WSD) market is huge. At $4.8tr in annual revenues, WSD industry revenues are nearly 100 percent more than sales of consumer packaged goods, and slightly greater than U.S. retail sales revenues.

Makers of Vaccines in China Face New Logistics Regulations

August 9, 2016

Fierce Pharma

Sanofi provided insight into the logistics hurdles faced by vaccine makers in China after distribution and sales rule changes were made in response to illegal vaccine sales.

Combined Segments of Shampoo Market Could Top $29Bn by 2020

August 5, 2016

Technavio

According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the overall global hair shampoo market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 2 percent through 2020, exceeding $29bn in value, according to Technavio research.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech 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.