Operational Excellence

Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative workgroups evolve

Focus is on implementation and operational efficiencies; success of standards adoption, basic education work gives way to next phase.

February 7, 2017

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Material handling

Serialization Remains a Disruptive, Expensive Initiative

The future role of the pharmacy, package design and new EU regulations all challenge the pharmaceutical industry as it addresses serialization and track and trace.

February 7, 2017

Operational Excellence

Cold chain market worth $271.30 billion by 2022

Technological advancements in refrigerated storage and transport, consumer demand for perishable foods driving market.

January 31, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Five Cold Chain Trends Shaping 2017

Heading into 2016, lifescience cold chain trends to watch included passive vs active bulk shippers and the growth of biologics and biosimilars and the patent cliff. Some of these trends will continue into 2017, but here are five additional trends shaping the lifescience cold chain.

January 19, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Walmart and case coding—an update

When last we left our Walmart friends, they’d summarily issued several requirements regarding which methods of printing would be deemed acceptable where GTIN on cases of food is concerned.

January 17, 2017

Material handling

Holograms Play Growing Role in Track and Trace Packaging

The technology can incorporate various data forms and product tracking information, as well as link on-pack product identification with supply chain management, market enforcement and forensic support services.

January 12, 2017

Operational Excellence

Top 10 Stories Focus on Commercial Package Innovations

Compliance packs, Mylanta and SmartMouth introductions, as well as an FDA ruling, and medical marijuana challenges resonate as HealthcarePackaging.com’s most-read stories in 2016—along with a video on shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.

January 6, 2017

Material handling

Diagnostic Testing Evolves with New Nanoparticle Discovery

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and Air Force Research Laboratory use nanorods that can prevent sensitive antibodies from losing activity even at elevated temperatures.

January 6, 2017

Material handling

Medical Device Trays and the Supply Chain

Medical device manufacturers can benefit from a material packaging development courtesy of the cooperative efforts of the resin producer, extruder and thermoformer.

January 6, 2017

Material handling

Connecting the Dots in the Medical Device Supply Chain - dead

Medical device manufacturers can now benefit from a material packaging development courtesy of the cooperative efforts of the resin producer, extruder and thermoformer. - dead

January 5, 2017

Operational Excellence

Taking a Bite Out of Crime

Serialization innovations from edible barcodes to invisible fingerprints are making strides in the manufacturing fight to reduce counterfeit products in the supply chain and stop highway robbery.

December 27, 2016

Operational Excellence

Industry-Wide GTIN Repository Planned by HDA and ValueCentric

Slated for launch in the third quarter of 2017, the repository is designed to facilitate DSCSA-mandated data exchange between manufacturers and their partners.

December 19, 2016

Operational Excellence

Nearly 94% of U.S. Rx sales pass through pharmaceutical distributors

Specialty pharmaceuticals, greater share of chain drug store sales behind increase, says new HDA Factbook, now available at no cost to supply chain stakeholders.

December 6, 2016