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Healthcare

The latest supply chain news, views and features for the healthcare sector

News

Have you been shortlisted for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2008?
The following companies have been shortlisted for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2008: ...

Individual Contribution Award nominations now open
The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards is now accepting nominations for the Individual Contribution Award, which recognises the individual who has made the most significant contribution to supply chain management this year. ...

GXS launches China eHealthcare Exchange
GXS, has launched China eHealthcare Exchange, a B2B e-commerce platform for China's pharmaceutical industry. The exchange was established via a partnership between GXS and Shanghai Agile Supply Chain Information System Company, a leading supply chain... Registered user content

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Viewpoint

Tricky operations
Getting closer to the customer is the goal of most organisations and this is particularly true for manufacturers of implantable medical devices. Although there is considerable product innovation to provide better clinical results, the supply... Registered user content

Efficiency is on the cards
The drive for efficiency in physical supply chains has benefited firms prepared to adopt new models and technology. Meanwhile, the financial supply chain has ground to make up if it is to avoid becoming a significant bottleneck. ... Registered user content

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Features

The English patient
Healthcare is a highly political subject. When the UK’s NHS outsourced its supply chain to a logistics services company close scrutiny ensued. But the stakes are high – assurances were given that savings of €127million would bemade each year for ten...

What's to be heard at ESC 2008
The sixth in the series, the Extended Supply Chain 2008 conference looks set to surpass all others to date. ... Registered user content

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Corporate Insight

Balancing risk
Two major humanitarian disasters - the Burmese cyclone and the Chinese earthquake - provided a sombre backdrop to ''Supply Chain Standard''s Roundtable discussion on supply chain risk. But as Dave Food, business development director from the meeting's ...

Taking the trial out of pharmaceutical testing
Bringing new drugs to market is a very expensive business: typically it can cost over €500 million and - given time limitations on patents - the pharmaceuticals company then has just 5-10 years or so to recoup its investment and make a profit for most...

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Executive Jobs
Job Title Job Location Job Position
AME Supply Chain Business Change... Hampshire Contract
AME Supply Chain Development Manager ... Hampshire Contract
Area General Manager ... North West Permanent
Assistant General Manager ... Yorkshire & the Humber Permanent
Assistant General Manager - Northants -... Northamptonshire Permanent
Assistant Vice President of Logistics ... Hertfordshire Permanent
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