How CRT shipping affects you

Are your assumptions about Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) shipping putting your product at risk? Mark Davis, manager of Healthcare Logistics Strategy at UPS, reveals the perils of this ill-defined shipping category, and what you can do to protect your product and customers.

Sep 5, 2013
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