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Supply Value Management – A benchmarking study and a new theoretical approach show that procurement in the chemical, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry has only average performance

by | Feb 2015

This article introduces three fundamental frameworks for procurement. Each of them targets different aspects of procurement. All three frameworks have been developed and tested in the III. Global Procurement and SCM Study which is part of the biggest global...

Chemical industry activity as a leading indicator of the business cycle

by | Feb 2015

Activity in the chemical industry has been found to lead that in the overall economy. The author constructs a Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) that is a leading indicator which can be used to anticipate the peaks and troughs in the US economy’s business cycle. This...

The role of the chemical industry

by | Oct 2014

A variety of companies contributes to the value creation within the chemical sector covering petro chemicals, basic chemicals, intermediates/polymers and specialty chemicals/pharmaceuticals. The chemical industry is further embedded in a network of various actors,...

Application development in the process industries

by | Oct 2014

The process industries span several industrial sectors, such as minerals and metals, pulp and paper, food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, utilities and pharmaceuticals; thus, they constitute a considerable part of the manufacturing industries. In the...

Outsourcing of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – A Strategic Partner Selection Process

by | Oct 2014

The pharmaceutical industry is a growing industry, but companies struggle to capitalize on this growth because of a variety of challenges: shortening patent lives, strong pressure on prices, strict regulations, and the shifting of growth to emerging countries....

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