Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Wal-Mart, Trying to Hone Its Same-Day Delivery Skills, Buys New York's Parcel

October 6, 2017

Wal-Mart is sharpening its same-day delivery skills through the acquisition of a small New York City company.

Blockchain Prototype Would Secure U.S. Drug Supply Chains, Firms Say

October 5, 2017

Big pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and Amerisource Bergen in the U.S. could use blockchain technology to verify the authenticity of their drugs.

Freight Startup Flexport Raises $110M, Turns Down $1Bn Valuation

October 4, 2017

Forbes

Flexport, the shipping logistics company that launched in San Francisco just four years ago, is set to close a $110m Series C funding round. The investment values the company at $910m post money, says Wesley Chan, managing director at Menlo Park VC firm Felicis Ventures, an early investor in Flexport. The new round will bring the total capital invested to $204m.

VAI and IBM: Smarter Enterprise Management with Mobile and Social Business

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K Enterprise - Imperial Bag & Paper

October 2, 2017

VAI

VAI S2K - Black River Produce

October 2, 2017

VAI

Can You Make Meat Without an Animal? Hampton Creek Is Betting Its Future on It

October 2, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Josh Tetrick has gone up against Big Mayo, the egg industry, Target and his own staff and board of directors.

How Grocery Giant Aldi Plans to Conquer America: Limit Choice

October 2, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Dim lighting bounces off brownish-tiled floors. The shelves are sparsely filled with cardboard boxes. Checkout lines stretch to oblivion. There is nothing super about these stores.

Container Ships Need Better Fire-Fighting Systems, Insurance Group Says

September 29, 2017

Maritime Executive

The International Union of Marine Insurance has called for better fire-fighting systems on board container ships, citing its concern that current provisions are insufficient given the growing size of container vessels and a recent spate of fires on board ships.

DP-DHL Launches Tool to Identify Supply Chain Disruption Risk

September 27, 2017

Air Cargo World

This year's hurricane season has been devastating for the communities impacted by the series of storms so far in the Caribbean region.

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.