How Technologies Can Benefit Life Sciences Supply Chain
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Life Sciences Review | Friday, October 30, 2020
The life science sector can use advanced technologies that can help them to streamline the supply chain while reducing the expense.
FREMONT, CA: It has become necessary for the life science sector to have more advanced supply chains to meet the increasing demand cost-efficiently. According to market researchers, the industry needs to change due to evolving patient requirements and technology advancements.
Presently the life science and healthcare sector are also going through a transformational phase of the operating models and supply chains. But the industry feels pressurized due to the cost pressure from the government and regulatory authorities, effects of digitalization, and transforming consumer behavior. The organizations utilizing the power of technologically advanced supply chains will be at an advantage over the companies which are not using them. Here are some of the primary trends that the life science sector is following and affecting the evolving patient-centric healthcare method as it needs more cost-efficient, complex, and capable supply chains.
1) Advancing Data Analytics (Big Data)
The technology helps healthcare providers make informed decisions about managing their operations by linking every healthcare system member and combining data. It even allows them to predict demand accurately, decrease expenses, and enhance life science logistics and supply chain operations.
2) Internet of Things (IoT)
The technology even offers increased visibility and connectivity in the supply chain with tighter control of product inventories in the supply chain, decreasing loss and waste. The robust connections among the physical products and data can also help the industry fight against the continuous battle against counterfeiting and theft.
3) Robotics and Automation
The utilization of robots and automated vehicles can bring solutions that will help the sector decrease labor necessary for repetitive jobs starting from sorting and analyzing laboratory samples to pick products in warehouses. Aerial drones can even be utilized to allow faster and cheaper last-mile deliveries in remote areas.
