Logistics

Mar 16, 2005

Driving Logistics Change in the Pharmaceutical Industry

A number of challenges continue to exist in the pharmaceutical industry. These challenges were discussed by a senior pharmaceutical executive recently. Little Incentive for Reducing Inventory First, pharma must continue… 

Jan 26, 2005

The Logistics of the Relief Supply Chain: Help for Tsunami Victims

The recent tragedy suffered by the coastal nations along the Indian Ocean has realigned priorities and helped many of us to understand how lucky we are, even facing our worst… 

Aug 18, 2004

Growing Emphasis on Product Lifecycle Management

To improve the communication between suppliers, customers, vendors, and distributors, companies are beginning to invest in product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Product lifecycle management is “an integrated, information-driven approach to… 

Jun 2, 2004

The Increasing Necessity for Reverse Logistics

Due to environmental regulations and consumer pressures to increase customer service, companies are focusing on reverse logistics. Reverse logistics can lead to improved relationships with supply chain partners, improved profits… 

Jun 2, 2004

Aligning Demand and Supply Management

Supply chain managers are increasingly being relied on to deliver greater returns to shareholders – and are also being held responsible for “supply chain glitches” that negatively impact a company’s… 

Jan 27, 2004

Driving Change in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Logistics – Part I

I recently sat on a panel with a number of other pharmaceutical executives, discussing some of the challenges facing this industry. A number of interesting discussions came up. Little Incentive… 

Jan 15, 2003

Finding a Place for Logistics Management

What are 3PLs and 4PLs? Why are companies outsourcing logistics management to them? The acronyms for Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) are commonly used to describe…