Online initiative makes the case for integrated pharma logistics

A new website, www.team-up.global has been launched to offer access to information about the Team-Up pharma-logistics collaboration program.

The site provides the business case for more integrated supply chain working and sets out the Team-Up proposition from both a logistics-supplier and a pharma-shipper perspective.

Team-Up has been established as a not-for-profit initiative with the aim of meeting the supply chain challenges posed by today's rapidly changing market conditions. It operates as a single-focus 'best practice' group specifically promoting strategic partnering between all members of the pharma-logistics process.

"The Team-Up program has adopted some of the best-collaborative practices from other business sectors and adapted these for the pharmaceutical logistics supply chain" said Team-Up executive director Alan Kennedy. "Substantial efficiency improvements, a more equitable and less contentious operating environment and a real competitive advantage are just some of the benefits for Team-Up participants"

Kennedy stressed that a little time spent navigating the new Team-Up website will be time well spent for those pharma shippers and logistics suppliers that are seeking to shake off outmoded working practices and concentrate on modern, inclusive, win-win principles. "The website is a vital tool in spreading our message globally and in communicating with our Participant organisations. It provides ready access to the Team-Up philosophy and explains the Team-Up approach to extracting more value from the pharma supply chain"

Visitors to the new site can fill in a survey which aims to build a strong picture of current partnering practice in order to guide the program going forwards. A collaboration 'Maturity Assessment' will be added shortly where site visitors can see how they rank against their contemporaries in the industry.

"This is just the first phase of the website," said Kennedy. "We are now working on the Member's Only Section which will provide Team-Up Participating companies with exclusive access to a wide range of Team-Up resources and other services".