Supply Chain View from the Field

Category Archives: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

1. A new way of looking at the biopharma industry

   June 1, 2012
   by: handfield
   categories: Biopharmaceutical Supply Chain, Forecasting, Healthcare Supply Management, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk, Supply Chain Strategy

   My new book comes out this month, which focuses on the biopharma supply chain and the numerous trends and challenges that exist today, and which will continue to occur down the road.. Titled “Distribution, Regulatory, Systems, and Structural Changes in Biopharmaceutical Supply Chain”, the book covers the major themes and changes in the biopharmaceutical supply [...]

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2. The New Era of Healthcare Visibility Compliance

   October 7, 2011
   by: handfield
   categories: Biopharmaceutical Supply Chain, Healthcare Supply Management, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

   At a recent conference held by Tracelink (Nexus Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, Septmber 2011), Bob Celeste from the GS1 organization shared his views on how the new era of visibility in the healthcare landscape is evolving. Visibility is a term which comprises the entire space including subsets defined as Track & Trace/Traceability. This term can [...]

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3. Don’t blame Obama for the malaise of healthcare…

   October 5, 2011
   by: handfield
   categories: Biopharmaceutical Supply Chain, Forecasting, Healthcare Supply Management, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

   Over the last eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many different participants in the healthcare supply chain: drug manufacturers, Group Purchasing Organizations, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, physicians, consultants, academics, clinical researchers, third party logistics providers, pharmacy benefits managers, and others. Over this period, the level of anxiety has been mounting considerably, culminating [...]

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