healthcare supply chain

Running on Ice: UPS doubles down on health care

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What can brown do for you? Looks like the Atlanta-based parcel behemoth is doubling down on its position in the health care sector. UPS has acquired MNX Global Logistics, a California company that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-ups-doubles-down-on-health-care

Rwanda launches nationwide drone delivery service with Zipline

What began six years ago as a small pilot program using drones to deliver blood in remote areas of Rwanda has now evolved into a first-of-its-kind nationwide drone delivery network.

On Thursday, Bay Area-based drone delivery firm Zipline and the government of Rwanda announced a new partnership that will grant the company medical delivery service access to every single resident and household in the country.

The new partnership will triple Rwanda’s drone delivery volume by adding new delivery sites...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rwanda-launches-nationwide-drone-delivery-service-with-zipline

Can drones be the aspirin for pharma supply chain headaches?

A trio of companies are aiming to integrate autonomous drones into the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have been under siege. Supply chain disruptions have limited access to everything from personal protective equipment to vaccines for both COVID-related illnesses and familiar diseases like the flu, at a time when the globe needs them most.

Seeing those disruptions, a trio of companies — Melbourne, Australia-based Swoop Aero, London’s Skyports and Kelberg, Germany-headquartered BD Rowa — are joining forces to open up an air-based...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-drones-be-the-aspirin-for-pharma-supply-chain-headaches

Omicron is the Scrooge

Omicron sweeps across the nation — 73% of United States COVID-19 cases. Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., federal health officials said Monday.

Coronavirus is disrupting the Christmas holiday — As people start to travel for the holidays, doctors warn the surge in Covid-19 cases could continue thanks to the more transmissible Omicron variant.

Business Closures increasing —The pandemic resulted in the permanent closure of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/omicron-is-the-scrooge

What is value in the health care supply chain?

Value statements, or Value propositions

Each have different definitions and objectives, but they are relatively the same within various industries. And then there’s the health care supply chain. What’s the value proposition?

Pinpointing the priorities:

Supply chain in health care has many competing value statements within any given organization. The elasticity and influence of the supply chain in health care have many competing objectives — values — inside the same organization. The ability to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-is-value-in-the-health-care-supply-chain

Getting the health care supply chain sustainable — Medically Necessary

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois welcomes Beth Schenk, executive director of environmental stewardship for the health system Providence.

Blois and Schenk talk about the carbon footprint of the health care supply chain and how health care providers, distributors and manufacturers are trying to reduce their carbon emissions.

Providence has a network of more than 50 hospitals in the western U.S. and last year announced it would go carbon-negative by 2030, meaning it wouldn’t...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/getting-the-health-care-supply-chain-sustainable-medically-necessary

Innovative tech for your health care supply chain — Medically Necessary

Medically Necessary is a podcast by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

This show is brought to you by Ryder, the only fully integrated logistics & transportation provider in the industry. Ryder’s solutions cover the entire supply chain including warehousing, transportation logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, & last mile. Discover how Ryder can make you ever better at ryder.com.

The COVID-19 pandemic put a giant spotlight on the importance of supply chain visibility in the health care industry. And many companies are investing in better technologies to improve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/innovative-tech-for-your-health-care-supply-chain-medically-necessary

Using technology to improve lab logistics — Medically Necessary

Medically Necessary is a podcast by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

This podcast is brought to you by Ryder, the only fully integrated logistics & transportation provider in the industry. Ryder’s solutions cover the entire supply chain including warehousing, transportation logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, & last mile. Discover how Ryder can make you ever better at ryder.com.

On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois dives into how BOXLOCK is making time less of a problem for the delivery of biological specimens. 

Blois talks to Andew Kelley, BOXLOCK’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/using-technology-to-improve-lab-logistics-medically-necessary

A supply chain for telemedicine — Medically Necessary

Medically Necessary is a podcast by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

This podcast is brought to you by Ryder, the only fully integrated logistics & transportation provider in the industry. Ryder’s solutions cover the entire supply chain including warehousing, transportation logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, & last mile. Discover how Ryder can make you ever better at ryder.com.

Many hospital systems saw telehealth visits skyrocket during 2020, and some providers are expecting telehealth appointments to remain well above pre-pandemic levels. That means health care...

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The importance of supply chain resiliency — Medically Necessary

Medically Necessary is a podcast by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

This podcast is brought to you by Ryder, the only fully integrated logistics & transportation provider in the industry. Ryder’s solutions cover the entire supply chain including warehousing, transportation logistics, e-commerce fulfillment, & last mile. Discover how Ryder can make you ever better at ryder.com.

Some researchers and business leaders believe the pandemic has changed the strategic importance of the supply chain. It used to be that the health care supply chain was all about reducing...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-importance-of-supply-chain-resiliency-medically-necessary

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