Pharmaceutical/Biotech

GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future

May 29, 2018

About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America — toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess.

Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2018 Supply Chain Top 25

May 24, 2018

Gartner

Gartner, Inc. has released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Analysts announced the results at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference last week in Phoenix.

What Is GDPR and How Will It Affect You?

May 24, 2018

The Guardian

You could be forgiven for thinking that Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law created to fill your inbox with identikit warnings from every company you have ever interacted with online that “the privacy policy has changed” and pleas to “just click here so we can stay in touch.”

Overcoming the Amazon Effect and the Cost of Free Shipping

May 23, 2018

Pierbridge

Supply Chain Execs Still See Their Role As Support — Not Growth Enabler, Report Shows

May 23, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

It turns out that many chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are not leveraging their C-suite counterparts to help reinvent the supply chain function and transform it into an engine of new growth models and customer experiences, according to new research from Accenture.

The Drug Industry's Middlemen Are in the Hot Seat

May 23, 2018

Fortune

When President Trump spoke on May 11 about his grand plan to lower drug prices, he singled out one particular bad actor with a particularly villainous name: “the middleman.”

In Congo Outbreak, Ebola Vaccine Faces Cold-Chain Reality Tests

May 23, 2018

Reuters

An experimental Ebola vaccine to be deployed in an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has conquered some major scientific hurdles in giving high protection, but it now faces extreme real-world tests including heat, humidity, language barriers and lack of roads.

Opinion: Don't Sweat the iPhone Supply Chain. It's Just Fine.

May 21, 2018

Tim Culpan, Bloomberg contributor

The fortunes of iPhone suppliers are looking strong.

Meet Ocado, Kroger's Newest Weapon in Its Grocery Delivery War With Amazon and Walmart

May 21, 2018

Fortune

The battle for retail automation has heated up in the U.S., with supermarket giant Kroger signing a deal with a firm named Ocado to build it some futuristic warehouses.

Gartner Announces Winners of Its 2018 Supply Chainnovators Awards

May 18, 2018

Gartner

Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2018 Supply Chainnovator Awards. The awards, announced this week at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, recognize unconventional, innovative and high-impact supply chain initiatives in the healthcare, high-tech manufacturing and consumer/retail sectors.

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.