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Digitizing the supply chain: Why Pfizer is investing in IoT, drones and personalized medicine

February 10, 2017

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Pfizer's ultimate goal to create a highly-orchestrated supply chain network with full end-to-end visibility for patients and stakeholders
How IoT will support Pfizer’s move to e-commerce
The biggest challenges that Pfizer is facing adopting IoT
Personalized medicine - The 'next big thing' for the pharma industry?
How industry regulations affect IoT integration

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Pfizer will be joining John Lewis, Diageo, HP and many more at Internet of Supply Chain conference (17-18 May 2017) at the Hilton, Amsterdam.

This is the only event in the world to focus on how IoT and other advanced technologies are enabling full supply chain visibility and greater collaboration. It will be delivered through lessons learned and knowledge exchange between executives representing manufacturers, logistics providers and retailers.

The two-day forum will offer unheard case studies on how the total lifecycle of a product can be monitored in real-time and be delivered on time without any compromise in quality. Key themes will include using IoT to improve end-to-end visibility, modernizing a legacy supply chain process and marrying manufacturing and supply chain.

Register online to see if you qualify for a free pass, available for supply chain users – click here

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