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Five Technological Advances that Will Transform Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

The global manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and the regulatory requirements of countries have always made pharmaceutical supply chains a challenge. Read more Five Technological Advances that Will Transform Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Visibility.

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End-to-end Supply Chain Visibility Calls for Addressing the Unique Needs of Europe

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s the question that continues to bedevil the global supply chain industry. As I detailed in a recent column , the answer to constant supply chain volatility is pervasive real-time visibility into the precise location, temperature or status of a shipment — at any point along the journey. Where’s my shipment? .

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Pharma at the Forefront: How Vaccine Distribution Challenges Are Accelerating ‘The Cognitive Supply Chain’

Logistics Viewpoints

As researchers around the world race to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, pharma companies also face another daunting challenge: how to distribute hundreds of millions of highly sensitive vaccine doses, quickly and accurately, across the country and the world.

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A Bitter Pill: America’s Dangerous Dependence on China-Made Pharmaceuticals

Exiger Perspectives

How Global Supply Chains, Strategic Rivals, and Quality Breakdowns Threaten U.S. manufacturing, addressing supply chain dependencies on China, and enhancing national security through biotechnology leadership. pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities.

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How Real-Time Tracking of Shipments Supports the Distribution of Pharmaceuticals

Undetected in-transit issues in the cold chain can cost companies billions of dollars in lost revenue. Data collection is no new concept for the pharmaceutical supply chain –– but is it the right data? The five most prevalent challenges that can be traced to a lack of visibility. And is it being used properly?

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How is outsourcing impacting IT investments in the pharma supply chain?

The Network Effect

Looking ahead, it is clear that competition will drive the formation of value added networks as well as supply chains differentiated by product and region. The post How is outsourcing impacting IT investments in the pharma supply chain? appeared first on The Network Effect. The Network Effect'

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Growing recognition within pharma that inventory management should be a top priority

The Network Effect

There is growing recognition within pharma that inventory management should be a top priority. Unlike the consumer goods sector, the stock levels in the pharmaceutical supply chain (“pipeline stocks”) typically amount to 30–90% of annual demand in quantity. Pharmaceutical'