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Health Care Logistics
Building a Reputable Brand as a 3PL within the Life Science and Pharmaceuticals Industry
2026 marks MD Logistics’ 30th year in business. Here’s how the 3PL built a reputation as a leading partner within one of the most regulated industries.
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A Closer Look: Insights on Parcel Costs In Medical Manufacturer Supply Chains
CTSI-Global brought the logistics vision of one eyecare supply manufacturer into focus with Parcel Spend Management, streamlining processes and managing costs for a clear experience.
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A Dose of Innovation Cures Healthcare Supply Chain Ailments
Pharma and healthcare supply chains evolve with intelligent systems and agile methods that ensure safety, speed, and stability under pressure. See how smart planning, cutting-edge tools, and future-ready systems are treating the sector’s aches and pains.
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How Year-Round Demand Is Reshaping OTC Supply Chains
Cold and flu season is no longer confined to the winter months. For manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) cold and flu products, this unpredictability is forcing a fundamental shift in how, and where, supply chains are built and maintained.
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Providing cGMP Services and Retail Compliance to the Consumer Healthcare Products Industry
MD Logistics has gained the knowledge and processes necessary to be a niche 3PL provider for both retail and pharmaceutical products.
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Innovative Temperature-Sensitive Solutions: A Cold Treat
From ice cream to fresh produce to life-saving vaccines, the cold chain market is booming. Enter a wave of innovative solutions—smart packaging, cutting-edge telematics, and advanced freezing technologies—that are transforming the way temperature-sensitive goods journey from producers to doorsteps.
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10 Best Supply Chain Companies of 2021
Supply Chain Management of Any Company: 10 Best Examples in 2021 Gartner’s annual global Supply Chain Top 25 identifies today’s supply chain leaders and highlights their best practices. MORE TO THE STORY: Supply Chain Masters Lead the Way Who Else Made the List? Amid severe and ongoing disruption, organizations that can juggle conflicting priorities to […]
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Healthcare Supply Chain: The Prescription for Success
The magic pill for today’s healthcare supply chain is composed of equal parts strategy, flexibility, and disruption mitigation—plus a healthy dose of technology.
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Partnering with Customers and Leveraging Data to Boost Health
In May 2023, Kenvue, the company behind iconic brands such as Tylenol and Listerine, spun off from Johnson & Johnson, becoming the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue. The spinoff also meant Kenvue’s leadership team had to establish strong supply chain operations as a consumer goods company, rather than as part of a pharmaceutical firm.
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Top Healthcare Logistics Trends and Other Supply Chain News
New cold chain technology for blood-sample shipping; six health care supply chain trends to watch; and other updates in healthcare logistics.
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Why ‘Made in America’ Meds Won’t Cure Chronic Drug Shortages
Supply chain resiliency can rescue the United States from the never-ending drug shortage crisis.
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Refrigerated Trucks: History, Benefits and Types
Refrigerated trucks, also called reefers, crucial for transporting perishable items under controlled temperatures, are the backbone of delivering fresh food and vital medications. Remarkably, these reefers transport 70% of the food we consume, with around 500,000 units actively maintaining the cold chain across the United States. In this blog, we will discuss the history, benefits, […]
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Providing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Support in the Southeast
MD Logistics brought its expertise as a third-party logistics provider within the life sciences and pharmaceuticals industry to the southeastern United States.
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Transportation When Life is on the Line
Have you ever been in a hospital waiting room and wondered where all the equipment and supplies come from and how they got there? Making sure that everything is in its place requires precise supply chain planning, especially when lives are on the line.
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A Healthier Pharma Supply Chain
To improve their bottom line, many healthcare providers are applying supply chain know-how to healthcare decisions. One example: Cardinal Health collaborated with Palantir Technologies to design a solution that provides health systems and hospitals with dynamic purchase decision insights. The solution uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze real-time clinical and purchasing data, then […]
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Improving Healthcare Fulfillment with Traceability and Inventory Accuracy
Pharmaceutical and healthcare distributors can now pick, pack, and ship products accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner with Locus Robotics’ solutions. How does Locus Robotics help the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry with traceability and serialization? As pharmaceutical and healthcare customers are picking or even putting away different medicines and medical supplies, they’re able to […]
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Is the Healthcare Supply Chain Ready for the Netflix Effect?
Have you ever marveled at how Netflix seems to know what you want to watch, when you want to watch it, and sets expectations with a high percentage of likelihood that you’ll enjoy their recommendation? What if we could apply that same degree of accuracy to the healthcare supply chain? Armed with the right information, we could know who needs which supplies and when, down to the patient level. The result would be a more resilient supply chain and better patient outcomes.
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Tive Helps Optimize Courier Deliver OTIF Pharma Products by Eliminating Temperature Excursions
Without real-time visibility into your pharma shipment’s location and temperature, you are risking costly failures in your supply chain.
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Logistics Supports a Healthy Pharma Industry
From managing distribution channels to boosting visibility and security, the pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chain mixes complexity with risk. Here are the technologies and strategies that inject efficiency into supply chains.
Read MoreImproving Cold Chain Operations
A wide range of factors can impact the transport of temperature-controlled goods. Here are 10 tips to help ensure smooth cold chain operations.
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