article thumbnail

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: How a Human-Centric Digital Strategy Transforms Supply Chain Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

In the fast-evolving pharmaceutical industry, Vertex Pharmaceuticals stands out not only for its scientific breakthroughs but also for its human-centric approach to digital transformation. The digitization of supply chain operations has become a competitive advantage for Vertex.

article thumbnail

Unmasking the Supply Chain: How Blockchain Brings Transparency and Trust

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. This will enable diamond jewelry consumers at scale to engage with the unique journeys their diamonds have taken from source.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2025

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Cold Chain Logistics for Food, Pharma & Retail The April edition of LogiSYM magazine highlights the critical role of cold chain logistics in maintaining efficiency, compliance, and resilience across the food, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. Download the latest LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine now!

article thumbnail

DHL Group acquires CRYOPDP from Cryoport to strengthen “DHL Health Logistics”

Logistics Viewpoints

This acquisition enhances DHL’s capabilities in specialty pharma logistics and supports Group’s 2030 strategy to become a leader in life science and healthcare logistics. DHL and Cryoport form strategic partnership to strengthen their respective supply chain services offerings for the global life sciences and healthcare sector.

article thumbnail

Brace for Impact. Unpredictable Tariff Disruptions Are Here––Your Playbook

Tariffs will have a major impact on your supply chain, margins, and operations.

article thumbnail

Safety Stock – Mastering Demand and Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Safety Stock: Navigating Supply Chain Volatility Through Strategic Inventory Planning Demand volatility represents a critical challenge for supply chain executives today, with safety stock emerging as a key strategic tool to mitigate market uncertainties.

article thumbnail

For Big Pharma, The Clinical Trials Supply Chain is Critical

Logistics Viewpoints

Pharmaceutical companies run two types of supply chains. There is the commercial supply chain where drugs that have been approved for use on patients are shipped to distributors, drug stores, and hospitals around the world. Then there is a clinical trials supply chain. dollars on drug development.

article thumbnail

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 compliance standards that pharma supply chain visibility solutions need to meet.

article thumbnail

Playbook: Critical & Time-Sensitive Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Shipments Best Practices

Gaining a higher level of visibility into pharmaceutical supply chains is essential as the portion of pharmaceutical products sensitive to temperature, vibration, humidity or timing is growing at approximately twice the rate of non-cold chain products. Gaps in pharma critical cold chain.

article thumbnail

The State of Data and Insights in Healthcare Logistics

Medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers have faced increasing logistical challenges over the past two years. Amid significant regulatory and compliance changes around the world, they've had to contend with massive supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic.

article thumbnail

Critical & Time-Sensitive Cold Chain Shipments Best Practices

The pharmaceutical industry is growing exponentially, and products that are sensitive to temperature, vibration, humidity, and/or timing are growing at twice the rate of non-cold chain products. Improving visibility in these supply chains is essential. Gaps in pharma critical cold chain.

article thumbnail

5 Critical Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

There’s little room for error in most global supply chains, but none for the pharma cold chain. In this article, produced in partnership with Connected Health Pulse, we explore five critical challenges in pharmaceutical supply chains caused by a lack of visibility.