News | February 27, 2013

DSC Expands Special Capabilities In Health Care Supply Chains

Source: DSC Logistics

Drawing from nearly two decades as a health care supply chain partner, DSC Logistics provides comprehensive capabilities to help companies achieve their goals in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health care supplies. As an area of strategic focus, health care has earned its own name and identify - DSC/HC - that will represent DSC in the marketplace.

DSC's experience managing the supply chain for health care and life sciences companies includes:
• Network analysis and design
• LEAN warehousing and transportation
• Light manufacturing (for drug kitting, re-packaging and re-labeling)
• Co-packing and other value-added services
• Small parcel shipments
• SKU/lot control
• Each pick
• Expiration date management
• FDA quality systems, VAWD accreditation, and licensing
• Start-ups involving all the aspects of business integration.

DSC is committed to providing excellent service to its partners' end customers, including health care distributors, hospitals, surgical centers, urgent care centers, physicians' and dentists' offices, laboratories, and home care.

In recognition of operational excellence, DSC has been chosen Health Care Distribution Center of the Year 12 times by long-time customer/partner Kimberly-Clark, based on measurements such as cost, productivity, storage density, order accuracy, on-time shipping, procedures development and compliance, inventory accuracy, DC quality audits and total damage rates. In addition to the specific capabilities and knowledge related to the health care supply chain, DSC brings six key strengths - leadership, collaboration, information, execution, flexibility and integrity -- to future Health Care partnerships, providing partners with a strategic and competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Source: DSC Logistics