Healthcare

Walmart, McKesson Team to Jointly Buy Generic Medicines

May 20, 2016

Retailing giant Walmart and global drug wholesaler McKesson would both like to improve their bottom lines and think that pooling their purchasing power for generic meds can help them do that.

Food Trade Group Vows to Phase Out Trans Fat Acids By end of 2018

May 19, 2016

IFBA

Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have taken another step in progressing the commitments they first made to the World Health Organization in 2008 with the adoption of a worldwide plan to phase out industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) in their products.

The Dawn of the Age of the 3D Printer

May 16, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It makes sense that a running shoe would stand for an increase in the speed with which manufacturers can "print" products on demand.

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.