About LogiPharma AsiaLogiPharma is Asia Pacific's pharmaceutical annual supply chain and logistics management conference. It is the only event that brings together over 200 logistics practitioners and key suppliers in Asia. So if your business is supply chain management in the pharma industry, then this is the one event in your calendar that is an absolute must!
Over three content-packed days, the conference addresses the most current issues such as driving down supply chain costs, inventory management, strategic partnering, conquering effective cold chain strategies and safeguarding operational continuity.
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Interview with Sherman Cheung
Senior Director, Materials Management, Sanofi PasteurSherman is a workshop leader at the upcoming Logipharma Asia event. Plus he will also be giving a case study presentation on how you could save millions of dollars by deploying best practices in your cold chain management. For more information on attending LogiPharma Asia masterclass, please email wbrinfo@wbresearch.com or visit www.logipharmaasia.com
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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in China - Challenges and Opportunities
China is the world's most populous country and it has the fastest growing major economy.In the pharmaceutical industry, not only is China becoming one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the world, there also is explosive growth in offshore sourcing from developed countries to China.
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Integrating Supply Chains
Principles and Best Practices of Mergers and AcquisitionsThis paper presents many of the principles and best practices that should be adopted with regard to integrating supply chains, whether prior to, during, or following the closing of a merger, acquisition, or other business combination.
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Pharma oursourcing in Asia
The changing dynamics of pharma outsourcing in Asia: Are you readjusting your sights?
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The value-creating supply chain
Pharma 2010 - The value-creating supply chain
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Supply chain in China
Pharmaceutical supply chain in China: Challenges and opportunities
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ICH Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality System
Author: Ian Lucas, Director, SeerPharma, MelbourneICH Q10 is a model for a pharmaceutical quality system that can be implemented throughout different stages of a product lifecycle. This paper focuses on the commercial manufacturing stage and describes the key aspects from ICH Q10 and offers an automated solution to assist with compliance.
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End to end Clinical Trial Supply Management with SAP
Clinical trials are an essential part of the product development process for both pharmaceutical and biotech companies and if run efficiently can provide the company with a competitive advantage. This whitepaper from Lodestone Management Consultants discusses how transforming internal processes and implementing a supply chain strategy based on best practices and SAP technology leads to significant improvements in efficiency and cost effectiveness.
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Master Data Management for Life Sciences Manufacturers
Master Data Management (MDM) is critical to the successful and timely introduction of new pharmaceutical products, biotech products, and medical devices. The co-ordination of master data is complex and can contain errors, which can lead to inaccuracies further downstream, leading to costly delays and missed opportunities. In this whitepaper, Lodestone shares their fresh thinking and innovative approaches that can help you improve the process while reducing overall costs.
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Asian Pharmaceutical Supply Chain - The Western Viewpoint
By: Frank Binder, Director of International Logistics and Supply Chain, CelgeneOne of Frank’s current tasks is expanding and managing Celgene’s international pharmaceutical logistics setup, optimising the European distribution network while building a new distribution network across Asia. Logipharma caught up with him recently to ask him about his take on western pharmaceutical companies making its way to Asia.
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Excellence in integrating LIMS and Life Sciences Supply Chain Management
State-of-the-art LIMS solutions have become commonplace in the quality control laboratories of Life Science companies. Almost all major companies have implemented new systems and have gained significant operational experience. This whitepaper will examine the typical state of the integration of laboratories and their LIMS with the rest of the supply chain and outline Lodestone Management Consultants approach that will help companies achieve full integration of their quality control operations with their supply chain.
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Cold Chain to Clinical Site: The Shipping Excursion
Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies conduct hundreds of clinical studies all over the world each year delivering vital medicines to prospective subjects. These studies frequently incur losses in three primary areas:- Shipping excursions that occur enroute to the site.
- Site excursions that are temperature deviations of cold storage at the destination.
- Excessive inventory allocation for the site to cover risk, 1&2 above and recruiting variables.
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Reconsidering Temperature Indicators
Electronic temperature indicators are displacing chemical indicators for ensuring product quality during last-mile distribution of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
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Good Cold Chain Management Practices for Clinical Trial Materials/Investigational Medicinal Products
Remaining compliant with global regulatory requirements for the storage, handling, and distribution of clinical trial materials can be a daunting task. While the requirements tend to be similar for both investigational drugs and finished goods, it is imperative to first understand the specific requirements for the countries in which a trial will occur.
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