Pharmaceutical/Biotech

UPS Expands Access Point Network to 100 Cities

August 4, 2015

UPS is expanding its UPS Access Point network to approximately 100 cities around the U.S.

Supply Chain Quality: Challenges and Benefits

August 4, 2015

Supply Chain operations increasingly are impacted by corporations' quality assurance and quality control programs, says Laurel Nelson-Rowe, managing director of the American Society for Quality. She discusses the importance of these programs in protecting brand reputations and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Debt Crisis Disrupts Supply Chain of Importers of Greek Products

August 3, 2015

New York Times

Ted Diamantis, an importer of Greek wines who is based in Chicago, has been helping his suppliers stock up on bottles, labels and printing ink. The barrels, though, have him worried.

Robust Demand Reported for Warehouse, DC Space Near Top U.S. Seaports

August 3, 2015

JLL

Distribution centers near the nation's top seaports are bursting with consumer goods and other cargo - and that's before the Panama Canal extension opens next spring. Distribution center and warehouse occupancy levels have reached historic highs, while expensive construction and labor costs keep new development sparse in many seaport industrial real estate markets.

How Truckload Marketplace Reduces Waste

July 31, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Truckload marketplace Transfix is adding a new dimension to matching drivers with available loads, says CEO Drew McElroy. By making greater use of smartphones, McElroy says Transfix makes more efficient matches, which reduces empty miles and driver wait times.

Supply Chain Excels at Many Things - But Not in Managing Working Capital

July 31, 2015

The Wall Street Journal

Many companies have become adept at using supply-chain management to increase their competitiveness, yet the function remains under-utilized in one vital area: working capital management.

The Sustainable Supply Chain

July 30, 2015

Qlik

Realizing Cost Savings and Increased Efficiencies through Data Discovery

Grimaldi Group Enhances Med-West Africa Service

July 30, 2015

Grimaldi Group

The Grimaldi Group is enhancing its Mediterranean Express Service (MEX), linking ports in the Mediterranean with West Africa.

BioPharma India Convention 2015 - Showcasing India's Biopharma Future

July 29, 2015

CEVA Logistics Opens Spare Parts D.C. in Netherlands

July 29, 2015

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has opened a global distribution center in Born, the Netherlands for industrial spare parts.

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.