Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 6, 2017
Drugmakers rode out Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but keeping plants running while the devastated island picks up the pieces is likely to be tougher. Gottlieb said at the hearing that the FDA is monitoring the production of about 40 drugs from 10 companies, including 13 that are made only in Puerto Rico.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 13, 2022
This is a large public company with 8,900 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. But the inventory planning systems that forecast where inventory will be needed are not. Walgreen is intrigued by functionality that better integrates inventory planning with order fulfillment. They generated $132.5
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Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2018
Philippe Hemard, former VP of Logistics Europe for Amazon, discussed what pharma companies need to learn from Amazon: As life expectancy grows, there will be more patients with mobility issues. Excellence in operations driven by end-to-end visibility into inventory levels will be important.
Cathy Roberson
MAY 31, 2022
Innovel provided last-mile delivery, installation, and white-glove capabilities for 'big and bulky' products across the US and Puerto Rico. Innovel is now rebranded as Costco Logistics. For its fiscal third-quarter ending May 8, Costco Logistics average "more than" 58,000 stops a week. I wear a number of hats these days.
Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 15, 2019
In a similar fashion, when Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria last year, the supply chain of two of the island’s most important industries—pharmaceuticals and medical devices—ground to a complete halt. How then can your business protect itself from the risks of such overwhelming supply chain disruptions?
BlueYonder
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Retailers use the cone to determine store locations in areas most likely to be hit to prepare almost prescient inventory levels. Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. They also look at inventory levels and gaps in processes.
Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2019
Temperature, timing, and few supply options with no buffer inventory to satisfy demand are all risk factors along with the fact this is a high touch supply chain requiring extremely talented individuals. Then, in 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. There is no other supply chain as unique as this one.
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