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A conversation with Bob Gahan on global supply chain solutions for the healthcare industry.

Today, healthcare companies face severe regulatory and legal issues, special transportation requirements including clean and temperature-controlled environments, management of hazardous materials, and returns management programs.

As these companies pour millions into research and development, product integrity is their lifeblood, which means in large part the health of these companies lies squarely on logistics, both in how to keep products safe while in the pipeline and how to bring about cost savings to thin bottom lines.

Choosing the right logistics partner can mean the difference between success and failure in maintaining public safety, as well as in knowing your products are being managed in a secure, expeditious manner. This is why now, with BAX's healthcare expertise along with Schenker's European land transport network and worldwide ocean freight capabilities, you can now be assured, more than ever, that your product's integrity will be secure across all healthcare segments, with each demanding distinct customized solutions. These include Diagnostics and reagents, Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, Device manufacturers, and Diagnostic machine manufacturers.

In pharmaceuticals, managing products with cold chain requirements and maintaining temperature control throughout the transportation process are fundamental, while also maintaining global supply chain security for these high value goods.

Diagnostic kits, vaccines and blood plasma require advanced and specialized healthcare logistics solutions with full conformity to regulatory requirements and on-time performance. Because diagnostic machine manufacturers generally ship directly to end-users, they're often looking for technical support and specialty services. These services include door-to-room, inside delivery as well as reverse logistics of returned materials.

Medical components, require a complete logistics solution with special delivery options, such as time-definite, multi-modal transporation around the world. In healthcare, having a smart, global logistics partner increases your likelihood of success. That means a transportation provider/partner who understands industry issues, is ahead of change, and one who can act quickly to meet the exacting standards of your consumers, government regulations, clinics, hospitals, wholesalers and distributors. That logistics partner today is Schenker/BAX Global.