Supply Chain Management Doesn’t Belong in the Finance Department At a recent manufacturing event, I sat in on a presentation that focused on the need…
Category: Logistics
Tariffs, trade disputes and changes in consumer tastes can hurt your suppliers–and, in turn, you. While the U.S. economy overall is strong, there are risks…
If companies are going to embrace new business models, or digitally enable older ones, they are going to need a modern, capable supply chain to…
Fires, floods, tornadoes – these are the type of events that we often associate with contingency planning. But what if your main supplier suddenly goes…
Supply agreements serve as the lifeblood of many manufacturing companies. These agreements outline the terms and conditions controlling the supply of goods and services between…
In this article we address an important class of supply contracts called the Rolling Horizon Flexibility (RHF) contracts. Under such a contract, at the beginning…
A copy of the manufacturer’s quality assurance/control manual. An organization chart showing the functional responsibilities of all key quality assurance positions in the company. Include…
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (PLS) companies are under tremendous pressure to improve their supply chains and operations efficiency. Market headwinds include a staggering number of…
A3 Method: The A3 system is a means of describing a business process in a compact form. It was originally created by the Toyota Motor Corporation…
This thesis is intended to research and explore key aspects of supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry. The research contained within was part of a…