Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Coping With Complexity in Life Sciences Supply Chains

December 12, 2017

How China's Tech Giants Alibaba and Tencent Want to Shape How the World Pays

December 11, 2017

China’s two largest technology companies are locked in a payment war — and it isn’t just about getting more Chinese consumers to use their digital wallet services.

Grow Your Own: The Race to Create Body Parts in the Lab

December 11, 2017

The Guardian

Two years ago, Hassan’s father was faced with questions that he had no good answers for. "Why do I have this disease?" his seven-year-old son asked him. "Why do I have to live this life?"

What Stands in the Way of Supply-Chain Efficiency Today?

December 11, 2017

Michael Ciatto, VP, Barkawi Management Consultants

What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Future of Health Care

December 7, 2017

The Washington Post

When drug company chief executive Heather Bresch was hauled in front of Congress last year to defend the high price of lifesaving EpiPens, she drew skeptical lawmakers’ attention to a large poster board that blamed the skyrocketing price tag on a coterie of drug supply chain middlemen. Of EpiPen’s $608 list price, her company, Mylan, received only $274, Bresch said.

Cobalt Producer to Tackle Child Labor Concerns With Supply Probe

December 6, 2017

Bloomberg

Chinese cobalt refiner Yantai Cash Industrial Co. will demand suppliers show that their raw materials aren’t produced with child labor after the London Metal Exchange set a deadline for companies that ship to its warehouses to spell out efforts to combat the problem.

Drugs Made in Mexican 'Superlabs' Are More Potent Than Ever, Fueling the Addiction Epidemic

December 5, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Ten years ago, the average gram of meth available in the U.S. was 39-percent pure. Today, it is being sold in a nearly pure state, manufactured in Mexican "superlabs" and smuggled across the border to feed an epidemic of addiction.

Automakers Pledge Ethical Minerals Sourcing for Electric Cars

December 5, 2017

The New York Times

Leading carmakers including Volkswagen and Toyota pledged last week to uphold ethical and socially responsible standards in their purchases of minerals for an expected boom in electric vehicle production.

How the Talent Gap Is Disrupting the Supply Chain

December 5, 2017

Ken Ackerman, Senior Janitor, e K.B. Ackerman Company

Pharma Giants Collaborate to Enhance Product Integrity

December 4, 2017

Terrence Walsh, Jason LaRoche and Nishchal Chudasama

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.