West Palm Beach, FL (April 18, 2019) – Healthcare is a topical discussion issue and the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County focused on the growing life sciences industry during their quarterly Economic Development luncheon that took place at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. A prominent group of 150 guests listened as three experts in healthcare finance and operations spoke about the emerging life sciences market in Florida and the Palm Beach County-based companies...

The answers poured in from around the company. The question? Solve the sudoku puzzle in the recent edition of Advance, our pharma logistics company magazine. According to Advance editor Alvaro Sanchez, including a math problem for the contest reinforced the “Structure and Stability” theme of the issue. “Math involves a lot of structure and organization.  The Sudoku puzzle itself is a mathematical structure of multiple squares. This puzzle had a high level of difficulty so I wa...

The future discussions at the Spring 2019 conference of the Health and Personal Care Logistics Council were forecast during initial keynote presentation from Ram Krishnan, CMO of Aera Technologies who outlined the challenges and opportunities of the ‘smart’ supply chain. The smart supply chain involves technologies that collect, analyze and predict outcomes that require less human involvement compared with previous systems. Krishnan provided executives from pharmaceutical manufacture...

The issue of supply chain congestion and solutions were tackled during a meeting today with the Logistics Industry Task Force of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County. Supply chain congestion involves delays preventing the efficient flow of goods traveling on various transportation modes including air, sea and land. Task Force Chair and WDSrx Marketing Director Larry Hotz moderated the discussion with industry experts who outlined the current status of distribution channels nationa...

Florida is recognized as one of the major national hubs for pharma logistics, employing over half a million Floridians, according to Enterprise Florida. The 2019 Florida Supply Chain Summit in Orlando, FL from February 6-7 attracted retailers, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, 3PLs, transportation, pharma logistics providers and economic, education and government entities. The event provided WDSrx Marketing Coordinator Alvaro Sanchez the opportunity to network, share knowledge and ad...

New policies, equipment and infrastructure upgrades, additional capabilities, programs and event participation are highlighted each month to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to client satisfaction.   Supply Chain Jobs in Demand There are currently more supply chain and distribution jobs in Palm Beach County then there are qualified people to fill them. WDSrx works with Palm Beach State College to attract students to the school’s Supply Chain and Logistics program. Graduates are sought a...

A recent study revealed that demand for jobs in the supply chain industry outpaces supply by a ratio of 6:1.  The Business Partnership Advisory Council of Palm Beach State College is developing strategies to reduce this imbalance by increasing enrollment in the school’s Supply Chain Management program. High demand creates high salaries. Warehousing and transportation employment is forecast to increase 11.5% by 2026 and the current salary of an entry-level Business Operations Specialist is...