Pharmaceutical/Biotech

New Collaborations Born and Challenges Addressed at the Leading Pharmaceutical Business Summit

March 26, 2015

Yusen Logistics Expands Project Cargo Network to Brazil

March 26, 2015

Yusen Logistics Do Brasil Ltda.

Yusen Logistics Do Brasil Ltda. has established a dedicated project cargo team in Brazil.

Manufacturers Can No Longer Ignore Focusing on Resource Productivity

March 23, 2015

McKinsey

A decade or so ago, companies in industrial manufacturing and other process industries did not need to focus on resource productivity. If they gave any attention to the topic, it was to undertake small, incremental measures with the hope of generating marginal improvements. That period is over. Today, there is no debate: resource productivity must be among the top priorities - if not the top priority - of industrial manufacturers around the world.

UPS Extends Special Commodities Program to 20 Destinations

March 19, 2015

UPS

UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities (ISC) program with the addition of 20 destinations.

VMI Transforms the Healthcare System in Zimbabwe

March 19, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo, director of health systems strengthening with John Snow Inc., and Walter Proper, JSI's director of public health task order, relate the story of how a vendor-managed inventory (VMI) system improved Zimbabwean citizens' access to critical healthcare. A finalist in the SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award for 2014.

B2B Procurement Begins to Feel Emergence of Millennials

March 18, 2015

Ad Age

Millennial influence within business-to-business buying decision groups is growing rapidly, according to a study by Google and the research house Millward Brown Digital.

What's Your Strategy for Speed in Distribution?

March 16, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Speed is a game-changer. Leaders are enabling faster fulfillment and reaping real bottom line and competitive advantage benefits. The key is balancing potential revenue gain or service level improvement against the investment and operating costs required to deliver on the promise. Choosing the right strategy depends on understanding the impacts, not just within the distribution center, but across the entire organization. – Helgi Thor Leja, Industrial Distribution Leader, Fortna Inc.

Paquetexpress Launches LTL Service Between Mexico, U.S. Southeast

March 13, 2015

J. Canavati & Co. LLC

Paquetexpress, a courier, messenger and consolidated freight carrier based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, has developed a new service linking 99 Mexican destinations with the southeast region of the U.S.

Rates Expected to Continue to Drop This Year in Chemical Tanker Shipping

March 12, 2015

Drewry

Chemical tanker shipping faces another challenging year of falling freight rates in 2015, but the trade is expected to recover next year, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Saudia Cargo Boosts Freighter Capacity From Nairobi to Amsterdam

March 11, 2015

Saudia Cargo

Saudia Cargo is temporarily boosting its freighter capacity by 25 percent from Nairobi, Kenya to Amsterdam.

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.