Have your outbound supply chain costs increased? Do you want to leverage data and digital technologies more effectively to reduce complexity and risk in your outbound supply chain? Want to be instrumental in developing the biopharmaceutical supply chain of the future? Well, now you can, by being part of BioPhorum Supply Chain to Patient. The complex nature and multiple challenges of the outbound supply chain make meaningful changes across the...
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Long range planning – the final frontier, the audacious goal
Nov 2022 | Deliverables Report, Long Range Planning, POI - Supply Partner, Publication, Supply Partner
This paper summarizes the industry position and aims to start a strategic discussion on this situation. It will help ensure we have a common language and understanding across industry. Looking ahead, we will emphasize shared learning, best practices, and retrospective investigations to improve long-range planning processes
How the bioprocess industry has weathered the COVID-19 storm
Oct 2022 | News, Supply Partner
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented stress on supply chains in nearly every global manufacturing segment. Bioprocessing and healthcare have been hit especially hard as suppliers struggle to find materials to meet the demand for COVID vaccines and therapeutics. On top of ongoing non-COVID biologics projects being manufactured, this has created serious supply chain stress. The bioprocessing industry has been instrumental in addressing...
Current and near-future bioprocess supply situation and trends post COVID-19
Oct 2022 | COVID 19, Deliverable, Deliverables Report, POI - Supply Partner, Publication, Supply Partner
This paper provides an overview of the current and near-future bioprocess supply situation and trends. This research provides insights into how the industry has adjusted as the Pandemic begins to abate.
On time in full (OTIF) high level guidance
Jul 2022 | Deliverable, Deliverables Report, POI - Supply Partner, Publication, Supply Chain Quality Management, Supply Partner
This paper provides an introduction and a high-level view of on time in full (OTIF) so that when we use the acronym, we know how it is calculated and are all using it in the same way. It examines detail on the components of ‘Actual orders delivered’ and ‘Expected orders to be delivered’ and talks about the information included, actions to take and gives tips on how to best use each component.Â
BioPhorum introduces – Sustainability
In conversation with Corning
Mar 2022 | News, Sustainability
Sustainability for many organizations is mission-critical and materials science group Corning is making great progress. Most recently, using guidance developed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and in alignment with a 1.5°C future scenario, two more goals were added to their list of climate commitments: reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% (absolute basis) and relevant Scope 3 emissions by 17.5%...
The essential digital capabilities for CGT manufacturing to succeed at scale
Sep 2020 | Cell & Gene Therapy, News
Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) is an emerging, high-growth area, but their manufacture is different from established small molecule and biologics platforms in many ways. These range from starter cell variability and traceability for patient safety, to the need for fast turnarounds, very dynamic scheduling and rapid deviation management. All of these, and more, profoundly affect the IT system requirements for CGT. As more CGTs are approved for...
Maintaining the biologics supply chain in challenging times
Mar 2020 | Forecast and Demand Planning News, News, Supply Partner
As we all adjust to the progressive impact of Covid-19, one consequence has been an increased focus on the biologics supply chain. In such a dynamic and challenging environment, many BioPhorum members are actively engaged in seeking to maintain surety of supply in therapeutic drugs. Â
Logistic service provider (LSP) integration
Sep 2019 | Deliverable, Information Technology, POI - Supply Chain to Patient, Publication, Supply Chain to Patient
Many biomanufacturers use a network of logistics service providers (LSPs) to deliver warehousing, transport and distribution services. Typically linked using customized, electronic, point-to-point connections. These connections can be expensive and slow to set-up and expensive to update in response to changing market demands. There is no dominant technical solution that monitors the condition and location of shipments, and that enables companies to adopt different solutions for different regions and partners. There is a need to raise the awareness of software vendors of this unmet need and the real interest of many industry stakeholders if a suitable LSP integration solution was available.
This paper provides an overview of the current needs of manufacturers and their technical integration with their network of LSPs. It contains a high-level requirements specification for a common, cloud-based, integration platform, that would reduce customization and multiple point-to-point solutions. The specification is designed to help technology companies develop this services. Informal benchmarking across member companies indicates that ‘collaboration hub’ use would deliver a 50–70% saving in time and cost when linking to a new partner. These benefits would be realized by both partners making the new connection.
Supply chain mapping: A best practice for the biopharma industry
May 2018 | COVID 19, POI - Supply Partner, Supply Partner
The complexity of the support networks needed to deliver biopharma products, makes good supply chain mapping (SCM) essential to ensure reliable drug product supply. This is especially the case given the impact that natural disasters, adverse weather and politics can have on supply chain security.
This guide from the Supply Chain Mapping workstream can be tailored to the needs of both suppliers and manufacturers and helps them map and master supply chain risk.  The guide details reasons why companies should adopt the approach, an implementation model, a standardized questionnaire to collate and manage basic supplier data and a maturity model against which a company can assess its own level of supply chain mapping and understanding.