Logistics/Distribution | Healthcare Packaging

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Supply Chain Digitalization is a Source of Differentiation for High Performing Organizations

A University of Tennessee study shows that high performing organizations are two and a half times more likely to say their supply chain digitalization efforts are the source of differentiation for them in the marketplace.

CalAmp: Ultra Low Temp Temperature Tag to -270°C

Smart tag monitors temperatures are designed to enable end-to-end supply chain visibility. Applications include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biological materials, and liquid nitrogen.

Healthcare Packaging's Life Science Logistics Playbook

Healthcare Packaging's Life Science Logistics Playbook

Shipping temperature-controlled products? Get tips on preventing excursions and waste, developing a validation master plan, characterizing shipping lanes, and more.

Paul Thomas, business development manager for Sharp's UK commercial services.

Sharp Appoints New Business Development Manager for UK Commercial Services

Paul Thomas brings more than 20 years experience in healthcare and packaging sales to his newly appointed position.

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Using GS1 Standards to Prepare for DSCSA in 2023

DSCSA requirements to exchange serialized transaction data between trading partners all the way through the supply chain will begin in 2023. GS1 standards allow for universal identification of a product’s history along the supply chain.

Alice can be flown by a single pilot and will carry 1,200 kilograms (2,600 lbs).

DHL Express Aims at Sustainable Aviation with the Order of First-Ever All-Electric Cargo Planes from Eviation

With this engagement, DHL aims to set up an electric Express network and make a pioneering step into a sustainable aviation future.

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Discover practical tips (big and small!) to help prevent excursions/waste with our Life Sciences Logistics Playbook.

Pellets of ice move down the central “pant leg” and arrive on left and right electromagnetic vibratory feeders for discharge into insulated containers.

Dry Ice Feeding for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Equipment for dispensing dry ice into insulated containers holding COVID-19 vaccines had to be designed and produced by this OEM in just eight weeks.

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HexcelPack: Protective Paper-Based Wrapping System

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas at booth SU-8425! Used by the three leading U.S. retailers, HexcelWrap cushioning paper is designed to ensure product protection and packing simplicity, replacing environmentally-harmful alternatives.

David Williams, president of Peli BioThermal

Pelican BioThermal Rebrands to Peli BioThermal

One brand name creates a seamless worldwide experience for customers that operate globally.

One of the most powerful tools a company has to reduce their climate impact is to engage their supply chain.

Summer Reading Series: Logistics Articles to Catch Up On

Skipping vacation this week? Using your free time to brush up on what you missed? From a bio-based shipper to mechanical testing (and the Biden-Harris supply chain efforts), here are six articles highlighting logistics topics in healthcare.

LifeMade has launched its Bioffex™ technology, which has been in development since approximately 2012. The target is to replace packaging that uses EPS, including applications in healthcare, food, and more.

BioBased Shippers Cut Petroleum Sourcing By 100%

From fossil carbon to harvested carbon: a new alternative to EPS is poised to transport goods including healthcare, food, and protective packaging while cutting water and greenhouse gas use in manufacturing.

Cloudleaf provides a SaaS digital intelligence platform that leverages IoT and digital twin technology to bring enhanced solutions that provide end-to-end supply chain visibility across the globe.

Cloudleaf and 7PSolutions announce Supply Chain Asset Monitoring & Tracking Partnership

Cloudleaf and 7PSolutions are partnering to provide organizations with the ability to make intelligent real-time decisions as raw materials, components, and finished product moves through their complex global supply chains.

Fraud is a serious issue for drug manufacturing, and pharmaceutical and medical device regulations using serialization have been mandated to defend against counterfeiting.

Summer Reading Series: Traceability Articles to Catch Up On

Skipping vacation this week? Using your free time to brush up on what you missed? From 'serialization 101' to advice on exchanging master data for DSCSA compliance, here are five articles on healthcare traceability.

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Cryopak: Sustainable Logistics Packaging

Cryopak Ecopak systems utilize sustainable materials that are both biodegradable and compostable.

Statler pointed to the “wisdom of the crowd” phenomenon, in which a company takes data from multiple sensors—temperature, for example—and when they aggregate the readings, they can obtain a higher degree of accuracy than would be possible with a single, ultra-precise sensor.

9 Life Science Use Cases for IoT Stickers

From asset tracking and authentication to adherence and disposal, IoT stickers hold promise for healthcare products. One way to boost the tech’s ROI? Sensing throughout the life of the product.

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HDA Honors Pharmaceutical and Consumer Product Manufacturers With DIANA Awards

The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) honored 10 pharmaceutical and consumer product manufacturers with Distribution Industry Awards for Notable Achievements in Healthcare (DIANA Awards).

RRD launched Care Kits for patients and to help healthcare companies adapt to industry changes and demonstrate their commitment to member and patient wellness.

Care Kits Supplement Telehealth for Medicare Patients and More

57% of Americans with chronic conditions delayed healthcare and experienced a gap in care due to COVID-19, per a recent study. Aetna and other companies are shipping kits with specially curated products to offer self-care or supplement telehealth visits.

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Cold Chain Technologies Announces Further Global Expansion Into Latin America

The company will offer its 50 years of experience to the life sciences industry in Latin America.

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HDA Statement on Biden-Harris Administration Efforts to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains

'While the healthcare supply chain has proven to be resilient in the face of a global pandemic, COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities that require further coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the government and private sector,' says HDA's Davis.

With around 46,000 square feet (4,300 square meters) of production space, Optima's new CSPE Center will provide optimal conditions for processing the large order backlog.

OPTIMA is Expanding its Production Capacities

State-of-the-art assembly areas for pharmaceutical filling and freeze-drying systems are being built in Mornshausen (Marburg district) and in Schwaebisch Hall.

The IMA Premium Delivery service, in addition to the advantages related to a quick recovery of the production lines, also sees a reduction on the customer side of the costs of managing materials in the warehouse and administrative costs, and offers greater production efficiency.

IMA Group Launches IMA Premium Delivery, Service for the Fast Delivery of Spare Parts

IMA Group takes a further step forward in supporting the production of its customers by creating IMA Premium Delivery, a service put in place to provide spare parts with reduced production and delivery times.