Healthcare

COVID-19 Test Crunch Means Hours-Long Waits Before Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020

Laboratories continue to grapple with shortages of critical testing supplies that have hampered their capacity since the pandemic’s early months.

DHL Expands San Juan Cold Chain Facility

November 23, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, is expanding its Certified Life Science Station in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico by investing in additional cold storage space and technology for the life sciences and healthcare sector.

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Watch: Distributing Millions of Doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine

November 18, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Bill Brooks, vice president of transportation with Capgemini North America, Inc., lays out the multiple challenges involved in manufacturing, storing and delivering millions of doses of the vaccine for COVID-19 in the coming months.

Amazon Expands Push Into Healthcare With Online Pharmacy

November 17, 2020

Bloomberg

Amazon.com unveiled its biggest push into selling prescription drugs with the launch of a digital pharmacy and discounts for paying U.S. Prime members — sending shock waves through shares of drugstore chains and distributors.

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Watch: Mitigating Third-Party Risk in Vaccine Development

November 15, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Daniel Hartnett, associate managing director of the Compliance Risk & Diligence Practice of Kroll, advises on the steps that pharmaceutical companies should take to reduce the risk of dealing with third parties, as they develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 Has Thrust 3-D Printing Into the Spotlight

November 13, 2020

Cullen Hilkene, SCB Contributor

And its role in healthcare manufacturing is evolving throughout the pandemic.

Passenger Jets May Play Integral Role in Frozen Vaccine Airlift

November 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Passenger jets will be able to transport coronavirus vaccines at the required ultra-low temperatures as long as they are stored in specially made containers, according to Europe’s biggest cargo-only airline.

Deep-Freeze Challenge Makes Pfizer’s Shot a Vaccine for the Rich

November 11, 2020

Bloomberg

Countries will need to build from scratch the deep-freeze production, storage and transportation networks needed for the vaccine to survive.

Lilly CEO Sees Supply Squeeze for New Antibody Drug as COVID-19 Cases Surge

November 11, 2020

Bloomberg

With a global surge in cases, high demand for the newly FDA-authorized treatment is virtually guaranteed.

EDITOR'S Q&A

What It Will Take to Create a Reliable Domestic Supply Chain for PPE

November 10, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The coronavirus pandemic uncovered a serious shortfall in the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) manufactured within the U.S.

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.