Four Best Practices For Single-Use Supply Chain Success

By Timothy Korwan, Director of New Product Introduction for Single-Use, and Jay Harp, Director of Single-Use Product Management

Single-use systems manufacturers must rely on a wide range of components, and a supply chain issue that impacts any one of them creates the potential for delays in moving critical therapies to market. In this article, Avantor highlights four best practices for single-use supply chain management, including a dual- or multi-source strategy, standardization opportunities, vendor quality standard evaluation and a collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) program. Learn to avoid the worst-case scenario of being dependent upon a supplier whose own sources of components or materials could be threatened.