A to Z of Supply Chain Management

Why Should You Attend:

The supply chain of the pharmaceutical industry is similar to that of any other industry in the manufacturing sector. However, in the US, the pharmaceutical industry has only two drug distribution channels: prescription and OTC (over-the-counter). The US Food and Drug Administration regulates both of these channels.

Because pharmaceuticals directly affect millions of people’s health, industry manufacturers are very strict about ensuring the safety and quality of drugs at each level of the supply chain. These companies use fixed, regulator-certified suppliers of raw materials. Companies also store the raw and packaging materials in separate warehouses.

After a company processes the raw materials, it makes the final drug at the manufacturing unit. A company that has a single manufacturing unit uses only one warehouse, while a company with multiple manufacturing units stores its drugs in central and regional warehouses.

To help improve customer satisfaction, greater emphasis is given to the aspect of quality in the supply chain. This webinar will help you understand some of the quality issues and methodologies that are relevant in current supply chain management.

Learning Objectives:

• Managing Supply Chain Risk
• Creating Opportunities in an Integrated Supply Chain
• How Supply Chain decisions impact strategy
• How to measure supply chain and vendor success

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

This webinar will review:

• What is a supply chain?
• Examples of basic supply chain
• Supply Chain Management Factors
• How to handle external suppliers
• Third Party Audits
• Logistics and Distribution
• The role of the Warehouse
• Quality Management

Who Will Benefit:

• QA staff and management
• Supply Chain representatives
• Regulatory Affairs staff and management

Instructor Profile:

Danielle DeLucy, MS, is owner of ASA Training and Consulting, LLC which provides Pharmaceutical and Biologics based companies with training and quality systems assistance in order to meet Regulatory compliance. Prior to this role, Danielle has been in the industry for 15 years serving in numerous Quality Management Roles, such as the Director of Product Quality, the oversight of Sterility Assurance practices and provided QA oversight of numerous filling and packaging operations. Danielle began her QA career as a Quality Control Pharmaceutical Microbiologist at a contract laboratory where she performed various tests for their clients. In the years after, she has held positions in the Quality management arena while increasing her responsibility. She has helped to lead many Regulatory Health Inspections and was instrumental in the coaching process of her peers prior to any inspection. Currently, Danielle assists companies who are faced with warning letters, consent decrees and those wishing to improve compliance establish more robust quality systems so that the company can succeed.

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