Operational Excellence

FDA issues one-year delay in DSCSA product identifier enforcement

DSCSA law does not change, but enforcement is pushed back to Nov. 26, 2018, says agency in June 30 draft guidance.

July 5, 2017

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Material handling

Global control preferences color new serialization/aggregation lines

MGS focuses on small-footprint machinery that interconnects to other equipment on pharmaceutical lines and allows a single point of functionality.

June 27, 2017

Material handling

Apace accelerates track-and-trace operations

New solid-dose bottling line increases capacity, reduces labor costs and achieves Level 4 serialization and Level 3 aggregation.

June 13, 2017

Operational Excellence

Delivering the ‘gift’ of organ transplants

Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates partners with UPS to ensure donated tissues or organs reach their destinations on time and undamaged.

May 30, 2017

Material handling

How an increasingly patient-centric approach is impacting cold chain

The custom nature of patient-centric treatments introduces new questions for pharmaceutical manufacturers and stakeholders in the pharma and biologics cold chain.

May 17, 2017

Material handling

Track-and-trace technologies lead the security packaging market

Diverse ongoing threats, new regulatory requirements for life critical products, and technical evolution will fuel market growth for anti-counterfeiting packaging technologies.

May 10, 2017

Material handling

Global biopharmaceutical logistics market expanding

New study shows leading market companies are providing user-friendly shipping, e-commerce, logistics management and visibility tools.

May 9, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Chartwell relies on software to comply with track-and-trace deadlines

Scalable software helps pharma firm quickly serialize products from several bottling lines. New bottle labeler, camera and printer all contribute to a track-and-trace solution.

May 2, 2017

Operational Excellence

Is packaging changing its rigid ways?

A pair of surveys from the Flexible Packaging Association reveal new insights on the impact of switching from non-flexible packaging to flexible packaging.

May 1, 2017

Material handling

Serialization Will Impact All Drug Manufacturing

PMMI study reports on serialization implementation hurdles and compliance deadlines.

April 12, 2017

Operational Excellence

DHL Supply Chain to Use Collaborative Robots

The contract logistics company will pilot test LocusBots for order fulfillment within the life sciences sector at a Tennessee facility.

April 5, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

7 Logistics Questions to Answer When Updating Your Practices

Some seemingly costly cold chain updates can save millions in products losses, transportation costs and more. On the heels of award-winning and sustainable improvements, Cardinal Health and Sonoco ThermoSafe discuss the opportunities and concepts to consider.

March 30, 2017

Material handling

Smurfit Kappa Wins Best 'Transport and Shelf-Ready Packaging Solution'

NL Packaging Awards 2017 recognizes company for vertical ‘bag-in-box’ package design.

March 28, 2017