Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Developing best practices and incorporating novel technologies to meet the demands of more complex, international clinical trial supply chains

January 29, 2017

Clinical Trial Supply Europe will be returning for a 17th edition in March 2017. The well-established conference will once again bring together over 250 industry professionals to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in clinical trials. Boasting new case studies, a Technology Stream and a prestigious speaker panel, the event will also be co-located with the Temperature Maintenance of Pharmaceuticals in Distribution conference.

Hyperloop Cargo Transit Could Be Coming Soon To European Cities

January 26, 2017

Industryweek

A U.S. startup pursuing Elon Musk's vision for near-supersonic rail transport announced an agreement on a feasibility study for a hyperloop system connecting two European cities.

Study: Consumers Who Use Mobile Apps Make More-Frequent Purchases

January 25, 2017

strategy+business

It's hard to overestimate the impact smartphones have had. They've fundamentally transformed the way we interact with friends and colleagues, consume media, and live day-to-day. But despite their ubiquity - roughly 2 billion people around the world use a smartphone and it's thought that more than 70 percent of the global population will own one by 2020 - there is plenty we don't know about how they have changed our behavior.

Nissan, Toyota Back U.K. Plants Despite May's Brexit Plan

January 24, 2017

Industryweek

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. say they'll keep making cars in the U.K. despite Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to leave the European Union's single market, which could make exporting from British factories less lucrative.

The Sentient Supply Chain

January 23, 2017

TransVoyant

Feds: McKesson Agrees To Pay $150M In Pill Shipment Case

January 23, 2017

The New York Times

A major California-based drug wholesaler has agreed to pay $150m to settle allegations that it failed to detect and report pharmacies' suspicious orders of prescription pain pills, federal prosecutors said last week.

Amazon's 1-Click Payment Patent Expires This Year

January 23, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Amazon's U.S. patent for one-click payments will expire this year, allowing other retailers to incorporate the same technology on their websites.

AI Adoption Linked To Faster Revenue Growth, Research Shows

January 23, 2017

Infosys

Organizations who reported faster growth in revenue over the past three years were also more likely to be further ahead in using artificial intelligence, according to new research by IT consulting company Infosys.

Trump's Next Supply Chain Target Is Big Pharma

January 19, 2017

Jonathan Webb, Head of Strategy Research, Procurement Leaders

In his press conference last week, Donald Trump launched an attack on the pharmaceutical industry. He called for their manufacturing facilities to return to U.S. production.

Kohl's Says Continued Digital Innovation Drives Customer Loyalty

January 18, 2017

RIS News

Kohl's Corp. has found loyalty to be "the most important differentiator for us in the marketplace," says CEO Kevin Mansell, and this loyalty is being driven by technology.

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.