Improving OLE (Overall Labor Effectiveness) in the Post COVID-19 WorldFactories around the world are experiencing one of two emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are either experiencing demand surge (e.g., personal protection equipment – PPE, hand sanitizers, essential pharmaceuticals) or demand loss (e.g., automotive, oil & gas products, non-essential consumer...
Verification Requirement for Saleable Returned Drug Product
In response to the recent FDA announcement to delay enforcement of the “Wholesale Distributor Verification Requirement for Saleable Returned Drug Product (VRS) – Compliance Policy” for one year from November 27, 2019, to November 27, 2020, Supply Chain Wizard offers the following guidance: Decision clarification: The compliance deadline has technically not...
3 Industries being disrupted through track-and-trace technologies
Traceability in supply chains implies the potential to track materials, products and goods along the value chain, from the origin to the end consumer. This is sometimes necessary for certain products and industries such as pharma, aircrafts and food where the visibility can deliver considerable value to both the company...
Is your organization data literate?
Do you remember the last time you heard this “We have a lot of data but don’t know what to do with it”?Not quite a while ago, right?Then, I am sure you heard this as well: “We have a lot of problems that should be solved by using this data”.These...
Digital Transformation, the learning tool
If you think animals instinctively know everything to survive from birth, you are wrong. Many essential tools in the survival kit are acquired by adaptation, more precisely put, by learning, and learning is what we call structured, planned adaptation. In order to survive and thrive in today’s business setting, you...
