Pharmaceutical logistics needs more digital and sustainable supply chains
In the harshest moments of the Covid-19 pandemic, laboratories had to coordinate with their logistics partners contingency and continuity plans to meet the supply.
Now, the economic situation is strongly affecting pharmaceutical logistics, and the Administration has also had to generate new models to manage the supply to patients, accelerating the direct supply to patients at home.
In this context, logistics operators are investing in more digital and sustainable supply chains. This is reflected in a recent analysis by DHL Supply Chain, which recalls that data analysis helps prevent unforeseen events and errors in real time, reducing economic losses and optimizing management.
Companies now have repositories with technology to be able to access information in real time from anywhere. The next challenge is that drug labels contain information for better management and aggregation codes are generated.
The artificial intelligence will be imposed in the coming years, both for the improvement of processes of reception, shipment or supply of medicines, as when manufacturing them or implementing improvements.
E-commerce in the pharmaceutical sector
On the other hand, the growth of online sales will become structural, and will continue betting on deliveries in a couple of hours. DHL has the technology to meet these new needs, meeting customers' expectations in terms of lead time, delivery and visibility.
As for last mile transport, it offers high capillarity and traceability and tracking management systems, allowing it to provide customers with visibility of orders and confirmation of deliveries.
It also provides personalized medicine return services. The operation is established associated with the type of product in question and the channels in which the pharmaceutical laboratory that provides it works.
In addition, he has many years of experience in a wide range of customs brokerage services that ensure shipments cross borders without hindrance.
It has a team of more than 4,100 customs experts to ensure a service without administrative burdens, delays or penalties, as well as advanced customs clearance technologies and electronic data interchange tools.
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