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Section: Industry News > Workforce

Public trust part of the life sciences supply chain mix

Complexities in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biologics supply chain surpass any other industry, except nuclear power. Million-dollar pallets, toxic oncology meds, longer shipping channels—even the public trust, are part of the mix.

April 2, 2014

Healthcare Packaging Publisher Jim Chrzan near the Vietnam memorial in Washington, DC.

A Washington perspective on healthcare packaging

Visits to PDA, USP, RAPS, and CPSC reveal what works "Inside the Beltway."

March 27, 2014

President Richard M. Johnson of The Parenteral Drug Assn.

Best practices in manufacturing workforce development

How do we get today’s young people and their parents to understand that a two-year Associates Degree in the field of manufacturing could be a pathway to prosperity, while enrolling in a four-year College or University might be a one-way ticket to Debtville?

March 18, 2014

Pat Reynolds, VP/Editor, Packaging World magazine

Robotics/Automation

The future of automation for healthcare manufacturers

If healthcare manufacturers are a bit behind others, it is probably for valid and explainable reasons to which valid and explainable solutions exist.

March 6, 2014

Keith Campbell ( Keith@CampbellManagementServices.net has been a shaper of opinion on manufacturing automation for 40 years. He worked for 28 years with The Hershey Company, and has served the broader industry in numerous roles including as Director of ISA's Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Div., and as the founding Director and later Executive Director of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, originally called the OMAC Motion for Packaging Workgroup. Since retiring from Hershey as Director of Automation & Integr

Jobs found won't be those lost

Jobs that will become available as the economy recovers will not be the same jobs that were lost when the economy declined.

February 11, 2014

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Job Market Analysis: Manufacturing threatened by a lack of talent from post-boomer generations

New column tracks activities shaping workforce development in healthcare packaging-related sectors.

January 6, 2014

Job Market Analysis: New column tracks activities shaping workforce development in healthcare packaging-related sectors.

Revealing key trends driving the global packaging market

Smithers Pira projects global packaging sales to reach $975 billion by 2018, with Asia predicted to represent more than 40% of demand.

January 2, 2014

Figure E.2 World Packaging Consumption by Region, 2012 vs. 2018 ($ billion). Source: Smithers Pira