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Drugmakers Face Puerto Rico Factory Challenges with Shattered Infrastructure

Material Handling & Logistics

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.

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Walgreens’ Digital Commerce Evolution: Microservices to the Rescue

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Supply Chain Efficiency or Resiliency

Adexa

The traditional concepts of sole focus on inventory levels, lower cost of operations and shorter lead times are not necessarily the top design choices. On the other hand, Pharmaceuticals are a lot more exposed to policy changes, hurricanes (regional dependency in Puerto Rico) and cyberattacks than many others.

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Blockchain & Supply Chain Visibility: Will Blockchain Finally Eliminate Supply Chain Black Swans?

GlobalTranz

Supply chains struggled for months to return to operation, and in some areas, such as Port Aransas and Puerto Rico, recovery from the disastrous season is still on-going, eight-months after landfall, reports the Statesman. Supply chain black swans occur without warning, and recovery can last months.

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Patient-centric networks at the heart of pharmaceutical supply chain management: Lessons from LogiPharma Europe 2018

Kinaxis

Excellence in operations driven by end-to-end visibility into inventory levels will be important. To highlight his point, Thornley shared this example: The API was manufactured in China, granulation was performed in Puerto Rico, and then packaging was performed in Netherlands.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. Price spikes haven’t been seen yet because companies are still burning through existing inventory. St Kitts & Nevis was "spared the full brunt" of Irma but "significant damage" to property and infrastructure are still highly likely.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

Innovel provided last-mile delivery, installation, and white-glove capabilities for 'big and bulky' products across the US and Puerto Rico. Indeed, positioning inventory closer to customers and providing fast and efficient delivery is the key to success for retailers in terms of financial and customer satisfaction.