AstraZeneca Embraces Supply-Chain Analytics | SupplyChainBrain

AstraZeneca Embraces Supply-Chain Analytics

Amit Devpura, Head of Analytics, Global SC & Strategy, AstraZeneca
June 11, 2015

Amit Devpura, head of analytics, global supply chain and strategy with AstraZeneca, talks about how the pharmaceutical and biologics giant us using sophisticated analytics to get a better sense of demand, production and cost to serve. [Run Time (Min.): 10:23]

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