Manufacturing

Agnes Shanley is senior editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

A review of 2017 advancements from the Open-SCS working group with Charlie Gifford, group technical director.

Moving Toward Open Standard Specifications for Serialization Integration

Everyone may not be ready for the deadline, but open standards based on GAMP and GS1 will soon be released; more companies are also leveraging what they’ve learned from serialization to improve overall efficiency. 

Pharma Serialization Nears a Tipping Point

Hallie Forcinio is packing editor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, editorhal@sbcglobal.net.

Implementation of the Packaging Serialization Standard cuts serialization costs, shortens deployment time, and expedites compliance with anticounterfeiting regulations. 

Standardizing Serialization

Oceasoft has updated its line of Bluetooth-enabled temperature data loggers for shipping and logistics applications.

Bluetooth-Enabled Temperature Data Loggers for Cold Chain Management

Ian Elliot is senior director, global supply chain reliability, at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Cross-functional reliability rooms identify risk and planning metrics, provide insights for production forecasts, and predict trends and areas for improvement.

Reliability Rooms and the Move to Proactive Supply Chain Management

Jill Wechsler is Pharmaceutical Technology's Washington Editor, jillwechsler7@gmail.com.

Manufacturers and trading partners struggle to meet drug tracking requirements

Will Pharma Meet the Drug Tracking Deadline?

Amber Lowry is an associate editor at UBM plc.

This article explores some of the challenges, services, and technologies that go into ensuring that vaccines are properly temperature controlled and maintain product integrity for delivery to patients.

Cold Chain: Delivering Vaccines to Patients

Supply Chain Wizard has developed a set of integrated digital solutions to improve supply chain functions.

Integrated Digital Solutions for Supply Chains

The Almac Pod, a temperature-controlled shipping solution service for biologics and other temperature-sensitive products, is compliant with good distribution practices and comes in three models.

Temperature-Controlled Shipping Solution

Despite GxP and data-management challenges, pharma is moving toward new models for clinical trial logistics.