Logistics Solutions Center

White Papers

Best practices for managing cost in the healthcare supply chain – Part 1

Supply chain professionals in most industries are traditionally charged with controlling and cutting costs, and managing the company’s cost structure. Healthcare firms are realizing that a 15 percent reduction (or more) in cost is very feasible in the short run with much more possible.

Proactive monitoring and intervention: key components of an optimal supply chain for temperature-sensitive healthcare products

A step-by-step approach to utilizing state-of-the-art proactive monitoring to lower the total overall cost and risk of shipping cold-chain products.

Logistic Ideas Delivered

Delivering a Better Patient Outcome - video
Cold chain packaging: A new holistic approach to packaging optimization and small package cost management – blog post
Healthcare's fountain of youth – blog post
How to plan for supply chain success in the healthcare industry – blog post with link to whitepaper
It's a patient, not a package – podcast
The high stakes in cold chain – blog post

UPS Advantages

Efficiency

Are there efficiencies hidden in your healthcare supply chain?
Healthcare and life sciences companies face increasing cost pressures while striving to increase profits. Regularly re-evaluating supply chains is a part of business, but finding the right logistics provider can lead to meaningful outcomes for business.

Flexibility

Realize a more flexible, agile, and scalable healthcare supply chain
Healthcare companies can be better positioned to seize growth opportunities by working with a logistics provider for instant infrastructure that flexes with their needs, enabling them to be more nimble as the market grows.

Compliance

Get past the red tape and to the patient
By relying on partners with healthcare-specific regulatory expertise to move products through customs, adhere to strict processes, and manage complex paperwork and documentation, companies can realize greater efficiencies, maintain product integrity, and help deliver better patient outcomes.