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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. Industry insiders are beginning to put increasing focus on improving their inventory management practices, which lag far behind those of other industries. Stock inventory typically ranges between 1 and 8 turns. Pharmaceutical'

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Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine

Supply Chain Shaman

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. As a result, the supply chain, as we knew it is dead.

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Build Political Capital to Drive Supply Chain Planning Success

Supply Chain Shaman

How should a global manufacturer make a decision? And how can supply chain planning help? In one project, I am interviewing over fifty supply chain leaders on their perceived impact of advanced planning, what makes a good plan, and how effectively they use the technology. What defines a feasible plan?

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How the cloud and counterfeiting are affecting the pharmaceutical supply chain

The Network Effect

Note: This is part of an ongoing series on the top ten trends affecting the pharmaceutical supply chain. Pharmaceuticals manufacturers now realize that integrating upwards of 100 contract manufacturers in different regions into their core ERP would take several years. Number 4: Counterfeiting.

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

Kinaxis

In early April I attended the LogiPharma Europe 2018 conference in Montreux, Switzerland, an event that attracted more than 800 attendees, including practitioners and executives from pharma and medical device industries, along with software vendors and many service providers. Patient-centric networks are reshaping pharma supply chains.

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Why Have We Not Reduced Inventory?

Supply Chain Shaman

“If only I had the money that the company was supposed to save from the multiple ERP and supply chain projects. ” CFO of a major manufacturer. I think that it is time for us to take the litmus test and ask the hard questions, “Have our practices impacted days of inventory? I am a skeptic. I really do.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, we published The Supply Chains to Admire for 2023. Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters.