The global healthcare industry is undergoing a fundamental transition from a volume-based to a value-based approach to doing business for two primary reasons. One, consumers are demanding enhanced healthcare quality, especially given the high cost...
Posts about Supply Chain
Especially since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, inventory management has become a complicated, high-stakes priority for the healthcare industry. A primary lesson learned over the last several years is that, as supply chains...
Food waste along the wholesale and retail supply chain is often blamed on downstream operations failures. Its roots, however, oftentimes lie upstream. As we will explore in this post, food waste is typically a downstream consequence of inadequate...
When times get tough, Americans get creative with how they stretch budgets. That's why today's shoppers are fighting inflation and financial strain with an unlikely hero: frozen food. Enter: what SmartSense calls "Frozenomics" — the economic aspects...
What are cold chain operations in the pharmaceutical industry?
In the United States, 165,000 clinical trials each year are carefully designed and conducted to test the safety and efficacy of drugs before they are approved by the FDA. Because many...
Benefits of supply chain security in the luxury goods industry
A secure supply chain for high-end luxury cargo is essential for maintaining product quality and brand reputation. Luxury products, from couture fashion to antique collectibles, must...