Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Investment Urged in Tracking Technologies to Protect Consumers From Food-borne Illnesses

June 10, 2016

One in six Americans get food-borne diseases each year with 3,000 of those cases resulting in death. Food and beverage retailers are strategizing to avoid such risks for consumers while keeping their profit margins intact. A report from IDC urges them to invest in tracking and other technologies.

Air Canada Cargo Uses RFID Technology to Monitor Shipments

June 9, 2016

RFID Journal

Air Canada Cargo is in the process of deploying an ultrahigh-frequency RFID solution to manage shipments as they move through its five hubs, or when they enter or leave one of the larger cargo-transfer stations it operates around the world.

Ryder Unveils New Commercial Vehicle-Lease Options

June 8, 2016

Ryder System Inc.

Ryder System, Inc. has launched two new commercial vehicle-lease products.

Merck Suffers Drug Supply Interruption Headache - Again

June 8, 2016

FiercePharma

Merck & Co. is facing another supply interruption for its ovulation-stimulating hormone Follistim, and like the supply lapse from several years ago, Merck has little to say.

Avnet, ASU Team Up to Launch Innovation Lab

June 7, 2016

Avnet Inc.

Avnet Inc. has entered into a partnership with Arizona State University and its Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to create the Avnet Innovation Lab.

DHL Global Forwarding Launches Ocean Thermonet

June 6, 2016

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Ocean Thermonet, a new ocean freight product tailored to the life sciences and healthcare sector.

IT Spending in Transportation Infrastructure, Healthcare to See Positive Growth

June 6, 2016

Technavio

Technavio analysts are forecasting positive growth for many segments of the global IT spending market by industry over the next four years as several related markets, including IT spending in railways, spending in airports and healthcare supply chain management, will likely witness an increase in revenues.

Execs Increasingly Feel Geopolitical Risk Will Affect Them, Yet Most Aren't Doing Anything About It

June 3, 2016

McKinsey

Executives are likelier than ever to believe that geopolitical and domestic political instability will affect global business and their own companies in coming years, according to the newest McKinsey Global Survey on globalization.

March Sees Cost of Ground Transportation in Canada Go Up

June 2, 2016

Nulogx

The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased by 1.5 percent in March, as compared with February results, according to the most recent Canadian General Freight Index.

Load/Truck Ratios, Cost of Fuel on Rise - Spot Rates Next?

June 1, 2016

DAT Trendlines

Spot truckload freight volume and available capacity both fell during the week ending May 21, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards. However, load-to-truck ratios increased and diesel prices have been rising sharply - an indication that spot rates may pick up soon.

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.