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Supply Chain Cyber Attacks on the Rise According to Accenture’s report “Cyber Threatscape Report 2018”, new cyber threats have emerged that can disrupt the supply chain industry.  Cyber criminals have altered their tactics. Accenture Security iDefense has been able to...

Companies across the supply chain industry continue to focus on cost savings.  Keeping supply chain logistics and warehouse operating costs under control is essential to ensure that third party logistics providers, warehouse and DC operators can remain competitive in...

Drug Manufacturers Try to Broker a Compromise on Costly Medicare “Donut Hole” Spending Bill Earlier this year, Congress voted to shift billions of dollars in Medicare drug costs away from senior citizens and back to pharmaceutical companies.  In February 2018, a...

Nearly five years ago, meal kit companies appeared to be market disruptors launched with the potential of changing how Americans ate, a threat to the $650 billion U.S. grocery industry.  Initially meal kit delivery companies had a simplified formula for success by...

Freight Frenzy Sparked by $200 Billion in New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports Recent talk of more tariffs fueled a frenzy to ship freight from China before the tariffs could take effect.  From sea to sky, the U.S.-China trade wars have resulted in surging demand for...

Consolidation and Vertical Integration in the Health Value Chain is Disrupting the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Industries In terms of future personal finance and health, year after year, when asked, the major concerns of American consumers include Social Security,...

  Every year, health care and prescription drug pricing are among the major issues and top stories of the day.  From Facebook posts to articles in print issues of national magazines, the issue of affordable healthcare is one that interests and concerns consumers.  The...

Puerto Rico’s Pharmaceutical Industry Reacts to Impact of Hurricane Maria Before Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico had a thriving pharmaceutical industry.  That was then, and this is now.  Before the hurricane devastated the island, Amgen had their largest manufacturing...

Hospital Health Care Consortium Launches Its Own Drug Company Sick of shortages of critical medications and increased costs on longstanding drug products, a group of American hospitals has launched a not-for-profit pharmaceutical company, Civica RX to gain some...

  Today, more than ever before, it is easier for consumers to reach for their computer, Smartphone or tablet before making purchasing decisions.  Consumers can (and do) conduct research online to learn about such issues as what is driving up the cost of health care...

  Pfizer Reports Brexit Will Cost $100 Million for UK Breakup With Brexit looming, the breakup with the EU threatens to decrease transit speed of goods across borders and possibly duplicate regulatory efforts.  Pfizer reported that costs for dealing with Brexit are...

Implementation of DSCSA mandates has provided an opportunity to transition from a complex traditional pharmaceutical supply chain to a digital pharmaceutical supply chain.  By executing on the DSCSA vision, a system of electronic drug product traceability will improve...

UPS Launches Ware2Go UPS recently launched a new collaborative technology platform called Ware2Go to connect small and medium-sized businesses with warehouses.  With the huge shift towards e-commerce, merchants are looking for companies to provide order fulfillment...

  With the debate about U.S. healthcare about to heat up again on the news and social media, it is time to take a look at the pharmaceutical supply chain.  The pharma marketplace is evolving quickly.  The advent and acceptance of costlier, more condition-sensitive...

Digital Supply Chain Planning We are now experiencing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0.  As industries convert to digital data, operational processes can now be accelerated.  Slower, manual supply chain planning processes can be replaced by streamlined,...

Freight and Logistics Industry Optimistic about Next Three Months According to July 2018 survey of the logistics and transportation industry by TCompanies, 70% of respondents are optimistic about the U.S. economy over the next three months.  Survey...

From the United Kingdom to the United States, Canada and China, countries around the globe have put into place governmental regulations to safeguard the health and well-being of consumers with respect to medical devices, pharmaceuticals and life science goods.  In...

Will Amazon Put 3PLs Out of Business? Ratings agency Standard & Poors reacted to reports that Amazon is working to start its own in-house delivery function.  According to the industry expert, Amazon moving into the delivery lane is not anticipated to be a...

From North America to Vietnam, the cold storage warehouse industry is booming.   With primary clients in the pharmaceutical industry and food industry, refrigerated warehouses are essential for pharmaceutical and food safety. North American, especially U.S. cold...