Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Walmart, McKesson Team to Jointly Buy Generic Medicines

May 20, 2016

Retailing giant Walmart and global drug wholesaler McKesson would both like to improve their bottom lines and think that pooling their purchasing power for generic meds can help them do that.

Food Trade Group Vows to Phase Out Trans Fat Acids By end of 2018

May 19, 2016

IFBA

Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have taken another step in progressing the commitments they first made to the World Health Organization in 2008 with the adoption of a worldwide plan to phase out industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) in their products.

E-Commerce 'Arms Race' Drives Rise in Global Prime Logistics Rents

May 19, 2016

CBRE

Voracious global demand for e-commerce fulfillment centers and distribution centers fueled a 2.8 percent year-over-year increase in prime logistics rents globally, led by double-digit percentage gains in U.S. coastal markets, according to CBRE Group Inc.'s inaugural Global Prime Logistics Rents report. Six of the top 10 markets with the fastest-growing prime logistics rents globally were in the U.S., led by Oakland, Calif., with a nearly 30 percent gain.

Digi International Releases Wireless Food-Temperature Monitoring

May 18, 2016

Diji International

Digi International, a provider of products and services for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, has introduced Digi Honeycomb.

Dynamic Route Optimization in the Cloud

May 17, 2016

George Shchegolev, VP of Operations, Route4Me

Yusen Logistics Opens Temp-Controlled Facility in Hong Kong

May 17, 2016

Yusen Logistics (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Yusen Logistics (Hong Kong) Ltd. has opened a temperature-controlled facility at the Tsuen Wan Logistics Center in Hong Kong.

Econocaribe Rebrands as ECU Worldwide

May 16, 2016

ECU Worldwide

Econocaribe, a non-vessel operating common carrier operating in the U.S., has changed its name to ECU Worldwide.

Demand for Natural Gas to Soar as Commitments to Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions Grow

May 16, 2016

BCG Perspectives

On Dec. 12, 2015, at the United Nations' 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, negotiators from nearly 200 countries signed an ambitious agreement aimed at stemming global warming.

The Dawn of the Age of the 3D Printer

May 16, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It makes sense that a running shoe would stand for an increase in the speed with which manufacturers can "print" products on demand.

While Lower Than Last Year, Imports Still 'Some of the Highest Ever Seen'

May 12, 2016

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be at some of its highest levels ever during the next few months despite a fall-off from last year's record-setting numbers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

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