Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Digital Shift Will Connect Supply Chain to Internet of Things

April 17, 2015

Today's supply chains form the arteries and veins that keep global trade alive, connecting a largely borderless, always-on world economy. New innovations offer disruptive possibilities for the future of global trade. It's easy to hypothesize that Star Trek-style teleportation, drones, 3-D printing, and space logistics, will change trading. But the biggest shift to the supply chain will see it digitally connected and becoming part of the Internet of Things.

Biotech Leader Supports Life-Saving Mission with Resilinc Resiliency Solution

April 16, 2015

Challenge: One of the world's leading biotechnology providers with over $20B in revenue and a commitment to ensure that no patient ever goes without their life-saving medicine, needed to manage better the risk of disruption to its global life-sustaining supply chain. Key challenges included gaining visibility and working collaboratively with suppliers from all over the globe -- based in countries with different regulatory and geo-political environments and risks.

WAM Technologies Launches Cold-Chain Tracking Service

April 16, 2015

WAM Technologies LLC

WAM Technologies LLC, along with its affiliate Mark-it Services (MIS), have launched a means of monitoring the status of perishable cargoes.

How Walgreens Slashed Energy Costs in Its Supply Chain

April 16, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Nick Finia, senior manager of energy management and infrastructure capital investment at The Walgreen Co., describes the company's aggressive efforts to achieve energy cost savings in its supply chain.

Research Looks to Bring Ocean-going Tug-Barge Combos Between Montreal, Toronto

April 16, 2015

Maritime Executive

Currently, only Seaway-max size ships (2,500 TEU) can sail between the Port of Montreal and the Port of Toronto on Lake Ontario, the biggest container port on the Great Lakes. However, research is underway in the U.S. and elsewhere that offers the promise of oceanic tug-barge combinations that could be suited to this shipping route.

'Project Passport' Designed to Improve Food Packaging Compliance Communication in Supply Chain

April 15, 2015

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association

Project Passport, launched by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, is intended to provide companies in the food packaging supply chain with a suite of communication tools and educational resources to help convey relevant information about their products to ensure compliance and address the concerns of consumers and customers.

Custom Dedicated and Integration of Services

April 14, 2015

Russ Miceli, VP of Sales, A. Duie Pyle

Implications of Omnichannel to the CPG Supply Chain

April 14, 2015

Tom Wrobleski, EVP, Industry Supply Chains, Chainalytics

Anaren Launches Remote Temperature-Monitoring Kit for Cellular Networks

April 14, 2015

Anaren Inc.

The Wireless Group of Anaren Inc. has launched a Cellular Machines product line.

E-commerce, Fulfillment Demands Drive Growth in Warehouse Automation, Study Finds

April 14, 2015

ARC Advisory Group

Rapid growth in the worldwide market for warehouse automation and control systems is being driven primarily by the global boom in e-commerce, and its profound effects on fulfillment requirements, according to an ARC Advisory Group market study.

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.