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Three Emerging Trends in Life Sciences Supply Chain and Serialization

With the Jan. 1 U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) lot-level traceability deadline now behind us, many pharmaceutical companies are turning their attention to full drug serialization. DSCSA requires that manufacturers mark packages with a product identifier, serial number, lot number, and expiration date by 2017. In that period, highly regulated packaging and distribution processes must be changed; physical equipment must be procured and operationalized; enterprise-wide IT must be implemented; and end-to-end serialization testing with supply chain partners must take place well in advance of the deadline to allow time for any necessary adjustments. Given these multi-faceted complexities, three years is an aggressive implementation time frame.

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Female Executives Push for More Women to Seek Jobs in Supply Chain Management

The labor shortage in the supply chain and manufacturing industries has been well-documented, and increasingly so as that shortage continues to grow. Female executives at logistics services providers can't stress enough how they'd like to see more women continue to enter the supply chain workforce and break the stereotype of it being "a man’s world."

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Specialty Pharmaceuticals Transform Market Structure of Pharmacy Industry, Report Says

The boom in specialty pharmaceuticals is reshaping the pharmacy industry's market structure as 10 companies account for 70 percent of specialty pharmacy revenues, according to Adam J. Fein, CEO of the Drug Channels Institute and author of the study on pharmacy economics and the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Why Can't Europe's Rail Industry Be Competitive in Every Aspect?

The Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has published a series of studies designed to understand why competition in the European railroad industry has been successfully implemented in some cases but in others has led to a decline in the modal share for rail freight.

Recycling Efforts Fail to Keep Up with Growing Worldwide Demand for Plastics, Report Finds

For more than 50 years, global production of plastic has continued to rise. Some 299 million tons of plastics were produced in 2013, representing a 4 percent increase over 2012. Recovery and recycling, however, remain insufficient, and millions of tons of plastics end up in landfills and oceans each year, according to Gaelle Gourmelon, communications and marketing manager at the Worldwatch Institute.

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PrimeRevenue Releases New Version of SCiSupplier Platform

PrimeRevenue Inc., a provider of applications to support financial supply chains, has released Version 6.0 of its SCiSupplier platform.

What Threat, If Any, Does AmazonSupply Pose to Industrial Distributors?

With any discussion regarding the future of industrial distribution, the impact of AmazonSupply is sure to come up. Distributors seem to have differing views on this impact, ranging from fear of ArmageddonSupply to a shrug indicating "this too, shall pass."

Suppliers in U.S., Brazil, China Said Least Able to Deal with Climate Change Risks

Lack of preparation leaves supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States more vulnerable to climate risks than those in Europe and Japan, according to research released by CDP and Accenture. However, suppliers in China and India deliver the greatest financial return on investment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate the strongest appetite for collaboration across the value chain.

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Chemical Industry Advised to Make Big Changes, Harness Digital Technologies

Chemicals companies can no longer afford to be passive about restructuring their business models or technological transformations.

Regardless of Which Manufacturing Model Is Used, Cloud-based ERP Is Important

Companies with centralized manufacturing have a single facility to produce and distribute their products or a central factory with multiple distribution points in their supply chain. A decentralized manufacturing company has multiple facilities that cover large areas, allowing products to be manufactured and distributed close to customers. Which is right for your enterprise?

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Meet 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars

ThomasNet and Institute for Supply Management have announced the winners of their first "30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars" Recognition Program, a jointly sponsored initiative to advance the future of the supply chain profession. The winners, aged 30 or younger, were recognized for making significant contributions to their organizations.

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Mobile Technology Impacts Lives - and Supply Chain - Around the World

Globally, mobile technology has emerged as a primary engine of economic growth, stimulating enormous private-sector spending in both R&D and infrastructure, and profoundly changing daily lives - everywhere.

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