Logistics & Supply Chain

Maximum Safety by Consistent Quality Management

30.04.2015 - The amended EU directive on good distribution practice (GDP) has been in force since 2013. It transfers many principles familiar from pharmaceutical manufacturing to the...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Combined Transport on the Rise despite Criticism

30.04.2015 - Despite the damage inflicted upon Deutsche Bahn's image by the recent train drivers' strike, combined transport (CT) is becoming increasingly popular in the economy. Shipping and...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Gartner findings: No Prospective for Global Solution

30.04.2015 - Track-and-trace and serialization legislation for life science companies is gaining momentum around the world. Supply-chain leaders and operations managers must consider compliance...

Logistics & Supply Chain

“Supply Chains are 3-dimensional Networks”

30.04.2015 - Because of a rapidly changing world of business and an increase of regulations, the pharmaceutical industry must find new ways to serve patients. CHEManager Distribution &...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Port of Antwerp Achieves Record in Liquid Bulk and Container Traffic

04.02.2015 -

Port of Antwerp has achieved a new record year, with the port to handle total freight volumes of 199 million tonnes in 2014, a rise of 4.3% on 2013.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Safety in explosion protection zone 2

20.01.2015 - Industrial trucks operating in explosion protection zone 2, ATEX category 3 G (gas), require either appropriate safety modifications (complete protection) or must be fitted with a...

Logistics & Supply Chain

The Challenge of Increasing Internationalization

20.01.2015 - Within the Eurotemp network, Trans-o-flex offers active temperature control solutions that dispense with thermally insulating packaging and ensure good distribution practice (GDP)...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Designing the Supply Chain

20.01.2015 - Elements of supply-chain (SC) design at Dow are a sound work process, modeling capability, resiliency study, customs and duties, and carbon footprint, which together will make the...