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Supply Chain Not Ready for Vaccine
The supply chains that would ensure that the eventual Covid19 vaccine reached its destination is woefully underprepared for the task, reports Japan Times.
The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships, planes and trucks acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the epic challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.
Read more...Apple Reduces Supply Chain Carbon Footprint
According to Supply Chain, Apple will reach net-zero in its supply chain earlier than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has mandated.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has set targets for the corporations of the world, and Apple’s new carbon footprint goals will have the company reaching net-zero in its supply chain 20 years earlier than the IPCC targets.
Read more...Problems in the Healthcare Supply Chain
According to Dev Discourse, the pandemic has exposed critical problems with the healthcare supply chain.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments to acknowledge the unpleasant problems with healthcare supply chains as many countries, including the richest ones on the planet, were battered with shortages of critical pharmaceuticals and medical supplies needed to fight back against the outbreak.
Read more...Keeping Food Supply Chain Moving
The FDA is working to update dn protect the nation's food supply chain, reports Supermarket News.
The Food & Drug Administration today unveiled the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, a strategic blueprint to bolster protection of the nation’s food supply that builds on the nearly decade-old Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Read more...Global Distribution Network for Vaccine Key
According to the World Economic Forum, while it is critical to find a vaccine for the coronavirus, it is equally important to have a global distribution network in place to deliver the vaccine.
Finding a coronavirus vaccine is key, but finding a way to distribute it on a global scale will be equally crucial.
Read more...Lexmark Achieves Supply Chain Security Certification
Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced it has achieved the ISO 20243 standard, becoming the only printer manufacturer to gain this supply chain security certification.
Read more...FarEye Partners with Blue Yonder to Enhance Logistics Execution, Collaboration, and Visibility
FarEye, the leading predictive logistics SaaS platform to help predict, plan, manage and optimize supply chains, has announced a partnership with Blue Yonder, a leading digital fulfilment platform provider.
Read more...Supply Chains Should Embrace Technology
Supply chains will need to embrace digitization and other technologies in order to grow the logistics sector, reports Financial Express.
As disruption becomes the new normal in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging the potential of technology and digitalization will be central to driving the growth of the logistics sector.
Read more...Companies See Value in AI in Supply Chain
Despite managers viewing artificial intelligence as a tool that could be helpful in their companies supply chain, only 25% actually use artificial intelligence in their chains.
A high percentage (43%) of senior decision-makers at mid-market discrete manufacturers identified artificial intelligence (AI) among technologies likely to have the greatest impact on supply chains over the next three years, according to a study by Delaware, a technology solutions company.
Read more...Radio Frequency Helps Track Vaccine
RFID is playing a part in the fight against Covid-19, reports Supply Chain Dive.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology made a comeback in recent years, in retail, airline logistics and baggage tracking and in healthcare.
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