Pharmaceutical/Biotech

AI Adoption Linked To Faster Revenue Growth, Research Shows

January 23, 2017

Organizations who reported faster growth in revenue over the past three years were also more likely to be further ahead in using artificial intelligence, according to new research by IT consulting company Infosys.

Trump's Next Supply Chain Target Is Big Pharma

January 19, 2017

Jonathan Webb, Head of Strategy Research, Procurement Leaders

In his press conference last week, Donald Trump launched an attack on the pharmaceutical industry. He called for their manufacturing facilities to return to U.S. production.

Kohl's Says Continued Digital Innovation Drives Customer Loyalty

January 18, 2017

RIS News

Kohl's Corp. has found loyalty to be "the most important differentiator for us in the marketplace," says CEO Kevin Mansell, and this loyalty is being driven by technology.

RFID Saves Man-Hours, Boosts Safety At Middle East Construction Project

January 18, 2017

RFID Journal

Consolidated Contracting Co. (CCC), one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the Middle East, has built and tested an active radio frequency identification-based tool to automatically capture data regarding the comings and goings of thousands of workers at several gas-production plants in the region.

P&G Vows Zero Manufacturing Waste From All Production Sites By 2020

January 18, 2017

Industryweek

P&G announced last week it will make additional investments in recycling and beneficial reuse that will eliminate all manufacturing waste from its global network of more than 100 production sites by 2020.

SM Group Launches Container Line At Former Hanjin Shipping Office

January 17, 2017

Maritime Executive

Korean construction firm SM Group has launched a new container carrier, SM Line, based on the carrier business of Hanjin Shipping.

Air Cargo Flies High As E.U. Airports Post Bumper Numbers

January 17, 2017

Air Cargo World

Starting with the latest numbers from IATA, which wrap up the reporting on November's performance, the upward trend in air cargo has been confirmed once again. Global airfreight markets registered high demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), that rose by 6.8 percent in November 2016, compared to the same month in the previous year.

American Airlines Cargo To Begin Daily Widebody Service

January 16, 2017

American Airlines Cargo

Starting April 4, 2017, American Airlines will begin daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), home of American Airlines Cargo's 25,000-square-foot pharmaceutical facility, the airline announced. The daily Airbus A330-200 widebody route will be in addition to the current two daily narrow-body flights.

UPS Moves On U.K.-E.U. Truckload Brokerage Market With Freightex

January 13, 2017

Air Cargo World

UPS has bought into the European truckload brokerage sector with purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized and refrigerated over-the-road services.

FTC's IoT Security Case Against D-Link Raises Questions About Power

January 12, 2017

Computerworld

A Federal Trade Commission attempt to rein in a poorly secured IoT device is raising questions over whether the U.S. regulator has the power to crack down on vendors suspected of shoddy practices.

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.