Pharmaceutical/Biotech

DHL Pilots Carbon-Neutral Bike Deliveries

March 8, 2017

DHL Express is piloting a cargo bicycle program for inner-city deliveries. The bikes, called 'DHL Cubicycles' are customized, four-wheel bikes that can carry a container with a load of up to 125 kilograms (one cubic meter in volume). The program reduces emissions by minimizing the mileage and time spent on the road by standard delivery vehicles. As e-commerce volumes surge, efforts to minimize the industry's high carbon footprint are increasingly important.

RFID Tracks Blood for Pediatric Transfusions

March 7, 2017

RFID Journal

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and BloodCenter of Wisconsin are piloting a high-frequency (HF) RFID system's use in monitoring a challenging product: blood stored and provided for pediatric patients.

Nissan Seeks More Than $100M Brexit Supply Chain Fund

March 7, 2017

Supply Management

Nissan has called on the U.K. government to invest millions in attracting car part manufacturers or risk a "house of cards" collapse in the industry post-Brexit.

Four Key Elements of an IoT Strategy for Manufacturers

March 7, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: When people talk about the Internet of Things, they can mean many different things, even within one industry. For a manufacturer, there are four major areas where IoT may have an impact: the manufacturing plant, the supply chain, service and the product. – Bill McBeath, chief research officer, ChainLink Research

How U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalated Into a Global Trade War

March 2, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

A tit-for-tat battle among nominal trade partners goes global, and there's no sign of a peace treaty on the horizon.

Can A More Modern Integrated Business Planning Process Actually Inspire Millennials?

March 1, 2017

Leon Dixon, Oliver Wight Americas

Learn How to Leverage Millennial Traits Through IBP

North America's Biggest Car-Parts Maker Sees Border Tax Risk

March 1, 2017

Bloomberg

North America's largest auto parts maker said a border adjustment tax being studied by President Donald Trump would probably hurt the automobile industry, while also increasing the odds that future factories will be located in the U.S.

Healthcare Firms Plan to Increase Data Security Spending, Survey Says

February 28, 2017

CIO

After several high-profile breaches over the past couple of years, the healthcare industry plans to increase its spending on IT security more than other sectors.

Researchers Testing RFID for Saving Endangered Plants

February 24, 2017

RFID Journal

Researchers at the University of Kent are teaming up with the South African National Biodiversity Institute to raise funding that will enable the launch of a radio frequency identification-based solution to protect rare and endangered plants from poaching.

A Supply Network for the Amazon Age

February 24, 2017

Apparel

The biggest companies by market capitalization 15 years ago were deeply rooted in the physical world. No. 3 Exxon sold you the gasoline to drive to no. 5 Walmart back in 2001. Even Microsoft, the no. 2 company, dealt largely in the OS and software for your notebook or desktop PC.

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.