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Record High Drug Shortages in the U.S.- Same Dysfunctional Problem

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters again points to the conflicting stakeholder interests that continue to result in U.S. wide shortages of life saving pharmaceutical and drug supply. In the case of specific branded pharmaceuticals, not being able to afford the significant prices demanded of such drugs provides an added dimension.

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How to Create Value with Warehouse Automation Software

RFgen

Choosing New Warehouse Automation Software. Enormous pressures weigh on today’s supply chains. Implementing the right warehouse automation software can help you digitally transform obsolete inventory processes to vault ahead of competitors. 2022 Digital Inventory Report, RFgen Software. The Inventory Error Problem.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Source: Statista.com. parts per million.

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Who Is Spending Your Cash?

Supply Chain Action Blog

If you travel for your company, you likely face restrictions on the amount and/or cost of travel which you can book without very senior level approval. A manufacturer with 40% gross margin is doing very well in most industries, although there are notable exceptions in pharmaceuticals and a few other manufacturing industries.

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

As climate change drives up the regularity of natural disasters, supply chains must rely on real time data to thrive. . . . . Supply Chains at Risk. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions? Graham Parker. .

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. the digitisation of manufacturing. What is 3PL?

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Biden’s Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality Check…

NC State SCRC

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that will result in a 100-day review of supply chains by the executive branch for pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, semiconductors and large capacity batteries. The statement also defies the logic of comparative advantage, an economic principle. Why did this happen?