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Novo Nordisk: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

With more than 90 years of innovation in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk is a global pharmaceutical leader. Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. The patterns of BMS and Merck are typical in the pharmaceutical industry. A Closer Look at Results.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. What happened?

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Reducing Supply Chain Costs

Logistics Bureau

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits.