In pharmaceutical supply chains, the instinct to look for the 'right solution' is deeply ingrained. When shortages occur, costs rise or service levels drop, organizations often respond by launching improvement initiatives, implementing new systems or redesigning processes. While this solution-driven mindset feels productive and reassuring, it can...
Pharmaceutical supply chains face a unique set of challenges: balancing increasing shelf life requirements, navigating complex global networks and ensuring continuous product availability. These challenges highlight the importance of effective planning, precise coordination and seamless collaboration across all parts of the value chain and...
Have you ever wondered why many supply chain training programs do not deliver tangible business results? The answer lies in the lack of tailoring the training specifically to your organization’s unique objectives, challenges and industry realities. Much like specialty pharmaceuticals designed for precise medical diagnoses, your supply chain...
How Can Supply Chain Drive Rapid Revenue Growth? At the invitation of Involvation, growth champions Rituals and Assa Abloy shared their perspectives on this question during the Involvation event “Supply Chain as a Growth Engine.” Rituals has laid the foundation for its future with a new data platform, while Assa Abloy has shifted its focus from...
Imagine harnessing the power of pharmaceutical supply chain serialization—unique identifiers tracking products end-to-end to prevent falsification and to provide optimal visibility and efficiency—and applying it directly to your supply chain training programs.
Imagine your supply chain training programs as carefully manufactured medicines. Just as pharmaceuticals depend on an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to achieve their therapeutic effect, your training programs rely on an essential component we call the Active Transfer Ingredient (ATI). Without ATI, training efforts often fall short,...
In pharmaceutical supply chains, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) are essential to ensure products reach end users safely, reliably and with high quality. Why should your approach to supply chain training be any different? It’s time to bring this rigor and consistency to your training through Good Training...
Why supply chain resilience makes companies stronger An increasing number of business leaders recognize that resilience is essential to safeguard supply reliability and maintain competitiveness. In a joint masterclass by evofenedex and Involvation, supply chain professionals learn how to embed resilience into their strategy, processes, and...
Over the past four decades, supply chain departments have taken on a much broader role within companies. They are still responsible for optimising end-to-end business processes, but something essential has been added, says Hans van der Drift, partner and consultant at Involvation. He calls this Integrated Business Management or, in plain English,...
For residents of the Randstad region, Stedin is a familiar name. As the regional grid operator for Utrecht, most of South Holland, and—more recently—Zeeland, Stedin plays a key role in enabling the Dutch energy transition. The challenge? The grid must be expanded at record speed, but there aren’t always enough people or resources to meet that...