Biopharmaceutical Supply Chain
Walgreen’s Acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is based on the need for integration to survive
The news of Walgreen’s potential acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is one of a string of recent announcements that signify efforts by channel players in the massive life sciences market to set up barriers to competition against behemoths by the likes […]
Healthcare Utilization Management: Solving the Mystery of the Missing Inventory
I recently had a chance to interview a supply chain director from a mid-sized hospital in New York state, that was very insightful in helping me to think about the challenge around inventory management. The supply chain officer described the […]
SCRC Executive Roundtable: Combating Counterfeit in the Supply Chain
This week the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative is holding an executive panel focused on the challenges of dealing with counterfeiting in the supply chain. We will be hosting a number of major public and private sector participants including the Air Force, the […]
Innovation Leadership in the Middle of Organization Change at Biogen
I spent the day at Biogen’s headquarters in Cambridge, MA today, with a group of executives sharing ideas on how to drive innovation. Biogen is already a highly innovative company, as they have continued to drive new treatments in MS, […]
Biogen Idec designs the innovation supply chain
Joydeep Ganguly from Biogen Idec spoke in my Supply Chain Relationships class last week, and shared his insights on how Biogen’s supply chain evolved. Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through […]
SCRC Student Project Lineup Off to a Great Start…
NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain management, MBA 541. I have been teaching this class, called […]
Major Trends Impacting the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Ecosystem
As “Obamacare” continues to plow forward, the effects on the healthcare environment are slowly but surely being felt. One of the biggest recipients of this trend is the pharmaceutical environment. Several trends have shaped the pharmaceutical ecosystem in the last […]
SCRC Partner Profile: A Textbook Transformation at Biogen-Idec
Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. It isn’t easy to drive change in biotech companies for a number of reasons. With […]
A new way of looking at the biopharma industry
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 […]
The New Era of Healthcare Visibility Compliance
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 […]