Supply Chain/Logistics

The supply chain can be used as a tool for managing not only product supply risks, but overall business risks as well.

RFID is currently the most advanced tracking technology, but manufacturers need to pursue a multilayered approach . . .

Mass serialization, or the ability to store a unique serial number for each item, is the most useful feature of RFID tags.

Wyeth BioPharma has identified cycle-time reduction as critical to customer responsiveness and the success of commercial and pipeline products. In formulating a plan of attack, the company focused on two aspects of cycle time: the global planning process and disposition cycle times.

This article focuses on the front end of qualifying a new raw material from a given supplier. Once qualified, this status must be maintained by periodic review and requalification.