Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Lloyd's Register, UK P&I Club Launch Life-Saving Checklist App

March 23, 2016

Lloyd's Register and the UK P&I Club have released a Life-Saving Appliances pocket checklist app.

Grocery Chain to Use RFID-Enabled System to Track Specialty Pharmaceuticals

March 23, 2016

Publix - a southeastern U.S. supermarket chain with 980 pharmacy locations - has entered into an agreement to use AmerisourceBergen's RFID-based drug-management system, known as Cubixx, to track specialty pharmaceutical products at the retailer's pharmacies.

Merck's End-to-End Supply Chain Vision

March 21, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Andy Walker, head of supply chain strategy with Merck, details the company's new approach to collaborative planning - and how it headed off resistance from internal users to change.

Ocean Liner On-Time Average Slips to Worst Level in a Year

March 21, 2016

Drewry

Liner schedule reliability fell to its worst level in 12 months in February when the average on-time performance slipped by 7 percentage points to 62.7 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Aras Partners With CGI Business Consulting for Medical Products

March 18, 2016

Aras

Aras, a vendor of product lifecycle management (PLM) software, is partnering with CGI Business Consulting to provide global companies with specialized intellectual property and integration services.

As Incidents Increase, Most IT Security Professionals Have Little Faith in Their Security Systems

March 18, 2016

Channel Partners

A new survey of IT and security professionals reveals that 72 percent of organizations have experienced five or more network security incidents in the past 12 months.

New Division Serves Aerospace Supply Chain, Total Quality Management, Calibration and Recruitment

March 16, 2016

ATS

Advanced Technology Services, Inc. has created launched ATS Aviation Services to focus on the needs of the aviation maintenance and parts industry.

Careful Evaluation of Global 3PLs Needed as Merger Activity Accelerates

March 15, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: The overall market for U.S. 3PL providers has surpassed $116bn after six consecutive years of expansion. The 3PL market has expanded in all but one of the last 10 years, with a recession-fueled decline in 2009 the only blemish. At the same time, global corporations are striving to consolidate the number of logistics providers they work with to obtain more services from fewer providers. - John Johnson, Senior Content Specialist, Gartner Supply Chain

Four Best Practices to Improve Quality in the Supply Chain

March 14, 2016

Sparta Systems

Jump Technologies Teams With Champion Medical on Medical-Supply Management

March 14, 2016

Jump Technologies Inc.

Jump Technologies Inc. has partnered with Champion Medical Technologies to improve the management of medical supplies and implantable devices.

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.