Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Big Calculations Unlock the Value of Data and Enable a Company to Optimize

December 19, 2014

Speed, Efficiency, Optimization. For many companies, actualizing this powerful trio can seem more like a dream than a concrete, achievable supply-chain goal. There are ways to realize all three, and the evolving excellence of supply chain technology is providing more and more opportunity to do so. Enter Big Calculations: the act of optimizing your business in real time, to create fast and efficient results.

Peru's Largest Retail Pharmacy Chain Aims to Get Even Larger

December 19, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

InkaFarma has an ambitious plan to nearly double the number of stores it operates in Peru, with an emphasis on opening up new locations in some of the country's remotest areas. To make that happen, the company needed both a new, automated distribution center and a warehouse-management system with which to run it.

Labor Analytics in Healthcare

December 19, 2014

David Clement, President & CEO, Health Qlix Inc.

How Walgreens Slashed Energy Costs in Its Supply Chain

December 17, 2014

Nick Finia, Sr Mgr, Energy Mgt & Capital Infrastructure Investment, Walgreen Co.

U.S. EIA Issues Online Tool for Crude-Oil Import Analysis

December 16, 2014

U.S. Energy Information Administration

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released a new U.S. Crude Oil Tracking Tool for use by policymakers, analysts and the public.

Public Health Goals Met Through VMI Distribution System

December 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A truck-based "rolling warehouse" helps the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality in the country.

2014 Supply Chain Innovation Awards – Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

December 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Innovation of the Year: Disruptive technology products must get to market faster than ever, and a product innovation center at Flextronics reconfigures the supply chain to do just that. Runner-up: Sears Holdings Corp. Finalists: Intel, Fast Logistics, Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council

Labelmaster Offers Early 49 CFR Book for Hazmat Shipping

December 15, 2014

Labelmaster

Labelmaster is offering its Early 49 CFR book, with up-to-date domestic regulations for the shipping and transportation of hazardous materials, six months prior to release of the government’s new 49 CFR regs.

GHX Wraps Up Acquisition of Vendormate

December 15, 2014

Global Healthcare Exchange LLC

Global Healthcare Exchange LLC (GHX) has finalized its acquisition of Vendormate, an Atlanta, Ga.-based company specializing in vendor relationship-management applications for healthcare providers and suppliers.

By Changing Packaging, Intel Limits Damage Occurring in Shipping

December 15, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Getting your finished goods to customers damage-free is key, but it never hurts the bottom line to do that cost effectively and in an environmentally friendly manner. Intel accomplished all of that by changing how it packaged its products.

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.