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Keep up to date on what’s going on in the supply chain & logistics industry.
How New 3PL Pharma Services and Title Models Can Benefit Drug Manufacturers
The highly complex pharma life sciences industry seems to be constantly changing. To keep up with the pace of change, ensure regulatory compliance and meet the needs of patients and drug manufacturers, pharma manufacturers have ramped up outsourcing to 3PLs and other...
The Friday Report: February 7th, 2020
Recall of Contaminated Surgical Gowns Results in Cancelled Surgeries Industry giant Cardinal Health recently announced two voluntary recalls for surgical gowns. In January, Cardinal Health advised healthcare providers to cease utilization of some specific types of...
3PLs Gain Competitive Advantage from Technology
We live in a global world. There is simply no getting around that fact. Around the world, goods are traded, shipped and delivered to the doors of consumers as well as to businesses. Many factors have influenced the growth of the third party logistics industry. ...
The Friday Report: January 31st, 2020
Philippines Turns Plastic Trash to Fire Cement Plants and Build Roads An innovation in an approach to sustainability has taken hold in the Philippines. Plastic garbage including discarded shopping bags, sachet wrappers and plastic packaging is now being used to fire...
The Friday Report: January 24th, 2020
Is Alcohol the New Secret Weapon to Higher Retail Sales? High end retailers have introduced a new experiential feature in select store locations and have hopes that it will boost retail spending. What is this magic elixir you ask? Alcohol. The new 320,000 square...
The Friday Report: January 17th, 2020
U.S. and China Sign “Phase One” Trade Deal Signed Wednesday, January 15th, the new deal mandates that China will purchase an additional $200 billion in U.S. goods and services over the next two years, based on 2017 figures before the trade war began. In 2017, China...
The Friday Report: January 10th, 2020
California Clears the Way for First State Prescription Drug Label In an effort to reduce prescription drug prices, the state of California announced its intention to be the first state to launch its own prescription drug label. The idea, proposed by Governor Gavin...
The Friday Report: December 27th, 2019
Amazon Improves on Sustainability and Stretches Free Return Policy Recent research conducted by Oracle Retail indicates that 77% of shoppers plan to return holiday gifts this season. Typically between 30 and 50% of those who received gifts return them due to wrong...
Pharma Contract Manufacturing
Pharma contract manufacturers help fast track new drug products to marketWhat is a contract manufacturer in the pharmaceutical industry? Did you know that only about one third of pharmaceutical manufacturing is actually conducted in house? It’s true. From cell...
The Friday Report: December 13th, 2019
Time to Park: Trucking Industry Leader Celadon Closes In a surprising turn of events, one of the largest U.S. trucking firms is calling it quits. Last week, two former Celadon executives were charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly hiding millions of dollars...