Healthcare

A HAND WEARING A BLUE GLOVE CAN BE SEEN HOLDING THREE WHITE PILLS WITH A SMALL CONTAINER OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS BELOW IT. IN THE BACKGROUND, A GREY AND RED BOX IS LABLED "CANCER DRUGS."

ASCO Asks Regulators to Monitor Supply Chains Dealing with Cancer Drug Shortages

June 13, 2023

Medical supply chains are experiencing a "severe" shortage of cancer drugs after carboplatin and cisplatin were reportedly found to be in “extremely short supply.”

UPS Healthcare Opens New Logistics Facility in Singapore

May 23, 2023

SupplyChainBrain

The new 93,646-square-foot facility located in Tuas, Singapore will be able to store healthcare products in temperatures ranging from -176 degrees to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Four Ways That Medical Device Makers Can Build Supply Chain Resilience

May 23, 2023

Tom Cowen, SCB Contributor

Supply chain resilience has become top of mind for medical professionals and device manufacturers.

A STREAM OF BLUE AND WHITE DRUG CAPSULES FLOWS THROUGH A PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING PLANT

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Technology and Transparency: How the Pharma Supply Chain Must Adapt

May 16, 2023

Peter Orange, SCB Contributor

The pharmaceutical sector has come under ever-greater scrutiny in recent years, as more and more counterfeit products infiltrate legitimate supply chains.

A CLOSE UP OF A SET OF HANDS SIGNING A CONTRACT.

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How Contracts Can Insulate Life Sciences Companies From Supply Chain Strain

May 12, 2023

Karl Dorwart, SCB Contributor

Life sciences companies need to draw on the tools and protections in their supplier contracts to maintain continuity and minimize disruption.

Emirates SkyCargo Launches Two New Healthcare Products

May 11, 2023

SupplyChainBrain

Emirates SkyCargo launched Emirates Vital and Emirates Medical Devices May 9 as part of its Life Sciences and Healthcare product range.

AN ARRAY OF MEDICAL DEVICES LAID OUT ON A GREEN BACKGROUND

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Podcast | We Need to Stem the Flow of Forged Medical Supplies

May 5, 2023

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The importation of fake and fraudulent medical supplies must be stopped.

A COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES CUT OUT AND ARRANGED ON A BLACK BACKGROUND, INCLUDING "VARIANTS" "1,000 NEW CASES" AND "UNCERTAINTY"

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Podcast | Did the Pandemic Heal the Healthcare Supply Chain?

March 10, 2023

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What lessons did the healthcare supply chain learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?

An employee in sterile uniform packing goods in boxes. In background supervisor holding tablet and counting boxes.

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A Prescription for Healing the Healthcare Supply Chain

February 28, 2023

Samantha Betancourt, SCB Contributor

The prescription for getting well lies in a true partnership between healthcare logistics and the supply chain.

Vaccine-Stockpiling Agency Gets a Revamp After Covid Lessons

February 21, 2023

Bloomberg

A little-known federal agency in charge of stockpiling vaccines and mobilizing supplies in health emergencies is being reorganized to apply lessons learned in the Covid pandemic.

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.