Pharmaceutical Manufacturers are Focusing on Direct-to-Patient Distribution

How and when a patient receives their medications continues to change. Traditionally manufacturers have relied on wholesalers because of their ability to navigate regional complexities and their capacity to...
consumer requirements, how it's made, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, frozen fries

How It’s Made: F&B and CPG Manufacturing Success

In the highly competitive food and beverage (F&B) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) markets, manufacturers have learned to listen more to consumer needs and requirements. For example, consumers are more interested...
management failures, eqms, qms, quality, quality management

The Top Five Quality Management System Failures of All Time

We all know the point of using a Quality Management System (QMS) is to clearly understand customer requirements, then manage internal processes (management, design, and production) so that they fulfill these...
recalls, food and beverage, production line

Managing Recalls with an Adaptive ERP

Not too long ago, a major U.S. grocery store chain launched a recall of frozen vegetables that was determined to be contaminated. They were produced by a popular manufacturer. The breach...