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The healthcare industry is growing. The ageing of the population increases
the demand for care and pharmaceuticals. The healthcare industry can be
divided into pharmaceuticals, medical equipment & devices and
medical disposables. Geodis Benelux specializes in the first two. |
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Pharmaceuticals
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| Overall some main trends in this sector can been seen; First
of all a number of patents are expiring which enables manufacturers of generic
products to start producing. This helps governments who have a focus on
cost containment which also results in the increasing importance of hospital
logistics. Monitoring the shelf life reduces the scrapping of products and
serial number and lot control are crucial to get approval to launch new
products on the market. The average shipment in this sector has a high value
but low volume which has to be delivered timely and fast. |
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Geodis Benelux answer to these trends in
the market is the set up of a dedicated pharmaceuticals site in Venlo.
Geodis Know-How
Our solutions are developed by health industry experts. They are progressive and designed to match each customer's profile.
> Logistics: at the customer's site / at a dedicated or multi-customer platform
> IT Systems: customer or Geodis computer systems with interfacing and portability capacity, full track&trace throughout the supply-chain
> Freight management: upstream & downstream production, multimodal transportation (ground, air, sea)
> Stock management: at controlled and/or directed temperatures, raw materials, packaging, samples, medical equipement spare parts
> Order preparation: automated, weight control
> Management of returns and recalls
> Licence for storage and handling of drugs (pharmacist on site)
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| Medical equipment & devices |
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Service becomes increasingly important. The pressure on cost reduction
requires less down time of the equipment.
Suppliers and service providers need to be responsive and flexible.
This can only be achieved when different players in the value chain
collaborate. Customers are looking for a complete product portfolio
with one supplier. Companies are developing different supply chains
based on the different products and different customer needs, for instance: |
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Equipment is built to order and delivered directly to the final customer.
The accompanying disposables are delivered on a weekly basis, but the spare
parts need to be available at the site within a range of hours.
Customers bestand VPD :
Roche Nederland B.V. Woerden
Chefaro B.V. Rotterdam
Almirall B.V. Amsterdam
Gambro-Hospital NV/SA B- Zaventem
Bayer Health Care Nederland, Consumer Care Division Mijdrecht
Blistex Inc. Oak Brook, Ill. USA
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