Agios Pharmaceuticals launches its first wholly owned precision medicine, TIBSOVO, in record time thanks to its highly-integrated supply chain.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Agios Pharmaceuticals specializes in applying scientific leadership in the field of cellular metabolism to transform the lives of patients with cancer and rare genetic diseases. In addition to celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Agios achieved another major milestone in July when it received FDA approval on TIBSOVO, the biopharmaceutical company’s first wholly owned drug, and its second approved medicine from its internal research program within the last year.
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Sonic is ‘razor focused’ on keeping its clients happy and successful.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
For Sonic Manufacturing Technologies, the No. 1 goal is making customers happy and successful. “Everything is so razor focused on that one goal,” Vice President of Supply Chain David Ginsberg declares. Regardless of schedule compression or engineering changes, delivering on time is Sonic’s highest priority.
In many companies, he notes, the various departments are at odds. For example, financial departments are incentivized to reduce inventory while customer service teams will want to increase it. This leads to conflicting metrics, unaligned processes and therefore frustrated customers. “We don’t have misalignment,” he asserts.
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Xyngular’s supply chain operations play a critical role within the direct sales nutritional supplement provider’s operations and positive internal culture.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
When choosing a vendor, Xyngular looks for more than just the ability to supply goods in a timely fashion. “From a supply chain standpoint, what sets us apart is that we find partners that fit our culture,” Senior Director of Supply Chain Weston Carter says. “There are many manufacturers and [third-party logistics providers] 3PLs out there, but we’ve linked up with those companies that fit what we’re doing, believe in our mission and can be true partners for us.”
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By Andrew Greissman
Convening Nov. 12 to 14 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, Calif., this year’s ProcureCon Marketing prepares to address changes in the industry and macro trends that have been shaping interdepartmental relations over the past several years.
Procurement’s relationship to marketing is steadily deepening, thanks to the growing influence of procurement overspend within many organizations and costs associated with cutting edge marketing technology. Working with marketing is similar to working with the IT group – procurement is asked to control costs and optimize for value within an environment where changes in the industry require constant adaptation.
This year, as ProcureCon Marketing prepares to convene, event producer Michael Dunlap has developed an agenda that addresses the shifts in the industry that are defining 2018, and will surely play a major role in 2019 and beyond.
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Stelco emerges from bankruptcy protection stronger than ever after rebuilding trust with its suppliers,
and is now a profitable independent company.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Knighthouse Media
Stelco began more than a century ago as The Steel Company of Canada and built a reputation throughout North America for raising industry standards and exceeding customer expectations. The company is known for producing flat-rolled value-added steels for customers in the construction, automotive and energy industries across Canada and the United States.
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With a vertically integrated, transparent operation, Gaia Herbs maintains its leadership position and reputation for strict quality standards.
By Staci Davidson, Managing Editor at Knighthouse Media
Consumer use of herbal medicine and supplements has been growing in the United States for nearly 15 years, with the market surpassing $7 billion in sales, according to the American Botanical Council. To some, use of herbs to treat different health conditions may seem like the latest trend, but herbs have been a normal part of medical practices in different areas of the world for thousands of years. As more U.S. consumers look to integrate herbs into their lives, Gaia Herbs wants to ensure they have the information they need to make the right decisions, as well as the product quality that sets standards for the industry.
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Dayton Superior’s supply chain is optimized to produce its industry-leading concrete construction solutions. By Jim Harris
Dayton Superior Corp.’s focus on new product development has made it a leading single-source provider of concrete construction solutions to customers all over the world. “In manufacturing, if you’re not innovating, you’re going out of business as far as I’m concerned,” says Pete Viens, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer for the Miamisburg, Ohio-based company. The products manufactured by Dayton Superior are distributed to dealers as well as directly to contractors.
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Firmenich is streamlining and regionalizing its flavors supply chain for industries it has served for more than 120 years. By Russ Gager
For family owned Swiss company Firmenich – the world’s largest privately owned fragrance and flavor company – the freshness of its ingredients is paramount, so an efficient supply chain is crucial. A flavor may contain up to 100 individual components, and a fragrance even more – up to 150. “The ingredients are those components,” explains Craig Wallace, senior director of supply chain planning and project excellence. “Some of those we produce in-house, and others we source externally.”
Firmenich produces and sells tens of thousands of different flavors. “Producing such a large number of products creates a lot of complexity, and this increases when we add in technology such as encapsulation,” Wallace notes. “Other factors influencing complexity include the trend toward natural products, considering dietary restrictions and the growing influence of allergens.”
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