Summer Fridays & Pharma Expiration Challenges

Good morning and happy Friday! Welcome to the FreightWaves NOW Community Spotlight. I'm Kaylee Nix, and today, Mary O'Connell joins us to talk about the coolest community in freight and give us highlights from this week's episode of Running on Ice.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - 00:38: Introduction and summer Fridays

• 00:38 - 01:43: Interview with Jason Thamm, CEO of New Energy, discussing pharmaceutical expiration dates

• 01:43 - 02:49: Comparison between food and pharma expiration dates; establishing date codes in the pharma world

• 02:49 - 04:06: The role of the FDA and the importance of demand planning for vaccines

• 04:06 - 05:41: Technology in production and manufacturing; managing expiration dates of pharmaceutical ingredients

• 05:41 - 06:48: Reducing waste in the supply chain; the importance of transportation stability

• 06:48 - 08:07: Prioritizing stable and protected transport; storage and distribution challenges

• 08:07 - 09:27: Preventing overstock issues; planning for the unexpected in supply chain

• 09:27 - 10:08: Organizational training to reduce waste; managing pharmacy inventory efficiently

• 10:08 - 10:52: Team approach to reducing waste in the supply chain; where to find Running on Ice

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