Supply Chain Featured Articles
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A Rare-Disease Champion For Gaucher Disease
1/6/2014
Rogerio Vivaldi’s experience with rare-disease therapies teaches that drug development is never finished until simple and certain access for patients is ensured.
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Advice From Healthcare Experts On Opportunities, Regulations And Temperature-Controlled Supply Chains
11/7/2013
Whether you produce biological products or medical devices, ensuring that shipments remain within a specific temperature range can be critical. It's also necessary to keep up with ever-changing regulations regarding the handling of these shipments. How can your company do all of that successfully?
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Introducing Cold Chain Manager - Unique Technology For Clinical Trial And Drug Development Shipments
11/1/2013
Quick's IT team has made another innovative upgrade to our online customer platform (QuickOnlineRx) to help monitor temperature-sensitive shipments. By Eric Bischoff, Chief Information Technology Officer, Quick International Courier
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Global Supply Chain Creates Increased Challenges For Life Science Companies
10/8/2013
There is no question the life science industry is global in nature. Numerous pharma companies have locations in multiple countries and across multiple continents. According to its web site, Pfizer alone has offices in 45 different countries. Many of those firms now have suppliers, as well as CMO and CRO partners, that are also stretched across multiple continents. That extended global supply chain has made the job of the folks who handle the shipping of drugs and materials to those varied locations ever more complicated.
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Bringing More Control To Temperature-Sensitive Logistics
7/10/2013
Industry experts are recommending that the term “cold chain” be eliminated from rules, guidance and best-practice documents. “Cold chain” now includes a broader spectrum of temperature ranges, such as controlled room temperature (CRT).
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Marine Transportation Becomes Feasible For Pharmaceuticals
7/9/2013
Ocean shipping has long been the transportation mode of choice for low cost goods with long shelf lives. Items that were high value, high tech or had limited shelf lives were shipped air cargo or, once on the continent, by truck or train. That is beginning to change. Now, even pharmaceutical manufacturers and logistics providers are exploring ocean shipping for all or part of a journey.
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Why Life Science Companies Need An Agile And Reliable Supply Chain
6/24/2013
Limited supply chain agility increases the odds that your company will not be able to respond adequately and rapidly enough to changing market conditions or competitive moves. At best, a less reliable supply chain puts supply continuity at risk; at worst, it puts patient safety at hazard. Ernst & Young’s recent Growing Beyond survey reveals that there are clear differences in how leaders and laggards are mobilizing to address those issues. By Jamie Hintlian of Ernst & Young
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Growing Freight Tonnage Equals Growing Cargo Security Concerns
6/14/2013
The ability to track the location of cargo is always an important requirement for shippers; however, tracking not only the location of cargo but also monitoring cargo security is perhaps more important. It’s simple to just check the location of a shipment, but do you know if your cargo is truly secure?
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Life Sciences Supply Chain Innovation Comes Full Circle
5/30/2013
CEOs are discovering the virtues of quality and efficiency in the supply chain, issues they once routinely left to their engineers and head of manufacturing.
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Sustainability In Life Sciences To Drive Revenue And Reduce Costs
5/30/2013
Adopting sustainable business practices that decrease the amount of water, energy and other resources used in R&D, manufacturing, and the transport of medical products has become a nuts-and-bolts financial issue.