Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Hiring in Logistics, Transportation Rebounds in July from June Slump

August 11, 2016

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.

Vizio Finds Too Much Static in Holding Suppliers to Labor, Environmental Standards

August 5, 2016

L.A. Times

Vizio Inc. puts more trust into third-party contractors than many television companies. Rather than relying on its own factories, the Irvine firm has outside manufacturers do the handiwork, allowing Vizio to lower costs for itself and consumers.

OCT Nordics - Medical News Today Press Release

August 3, 2016

Seaboard Adds South Central America, Colombia to New Orleans Service

August 3, 2016

Seaboard Marine

Seaboard Marine has launched a new weekly service from New Orleans, connecting U.S. exporters to Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica, in addition to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Market for Chemical Tankers Expected to Slow, Especially for Larger Vessels

August 3, 2016

Drewry

Time charter rates in the smaller chemical tanker vessel sizes are expected to remain stable over the next two years, but rates for the larger sizes, especially medium range (MR) vessels, will decline due to the impact of falling clean petroleum products (CPP) freight rates, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Largest U.S. Companies Said Taking on More Debt Rather Than Improve Working Capital Performance

August 2, 2016

REL

The largest public companies in the U.S. chose to go even further into debt in 2015 instead of driving cash out of their businesses by improving how they collect from customers, pay suppliers and manage inventory, according to the annual working capital survey from REL, a division of The Hackett Group Inc. Overall working capital performance continued to degrade, reaching poorest performance levels since the 2008 financial crisis.

Companies Recognize They Need to Improve Their Mobile Presence, Study Finds

August 1, 2016

Supply Chain Digital

A report on customer's mobile experience with large companies has revealed that only 21 percent of supply chain companies ranked their company's mobile presence at 90 percent or above.

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.