Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Hanjin Collapse Spotlights Concerns About Shipping Temperature-Sensitive Perishables

September 29, 2016

Recent events, such as the Hanjin collapse, have shone a spotlight on the deeply interconnected nature of today's container shipping networks and demonstrated how little visibility many shippers have into the whereabouts and status of their cargo as it moves through a complex web of service providers.

Pulpstream Unveils Zero-Coding Mobile Business-Process Platform

September 28, 2016

Pulpstream

Pulpstream has released its new zero-coding mobile business-process platform.

Digital Technology Pumps Up Sales of Luxury Brands

September 28, 2016

BCG Perspective

It may not be widely recognized as such just yet, but digital technology is probably one of the best things to happen to luxury brands in a long time.

Bayer Calls China 'Wild Card' for Its Consumer Health Business

September 28, 2016

FiercePharma

More than two years after buying Merck's OTC unit and local player Dihon, bringing together three separate consumer care businesses in China remains a challenge, Bayer said.

DHL, United Airlines Add Service in Puerto Rico

September 26, 2016

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding and United Airlines have expanded cargo service in Puerto Rico.

Johnson & Johnson Sees Internet of Things as Way to Improve Healthcare

September 23, 2016

Industry Week

The Internet of Things has been widely celebrated as a game-changing technology for field service and maintenance applications because it allows one device to "talk" to another, communicating when a machine or system could potentially degrade or fail. But what if the "breakdown" is occurring not within a facility or a production process, but within the human body?

Actively Operating Shipyards Decline Greatly Around the World

September 23, 2016

Maritime Executive

The Korea Offshore and Shipbuilding Association has released numbers confirming the expectations of many analysts: the number of actively operating shipyards around the world has fallen by more than 40 percent from what it was seven years ago.

Set of Best Practices to Ensure IoT Security Released by Consortium

September 21, 2016

Computerworld

IoT is complex, fast-growing and often intertwined with systems that govern things like water and power. That makes IoT security a critical requirement, but it's one that's not necessarily well understood.

Progress Made to Reduce Antibiotics in Fast-Food Supply Chains

September 21, 2016

L.A. Times

Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill passed with flying colors, but KFC and Olive Garden were among the laggards in commitments to eliminate medically important antibiotics from their meat and poultry supply chains, according to a new report.

Announcing the NEW Preclinical Development Operations Summit 2016

September 18, 2016

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.