Summer Fridays & Pharma Expiration Challenges

Good morning and happy Friday! Welcome to the FreightWaves NOW Community Spotlight. I'm Kaylee Nix, and today, Mary O'Connell joins us to talk about the coolest community in freight and give us highlights from this week's episode of Running on Ice. Timestamps: 00:00 - 00:38: Introduction and summer Fridays 00:38 - 01:43: Interview with Jason Thamm, CEO of New Energy, discussing pharmaceutical expiration dates 01:43 - 02:49: Comparison between food and pharma expiration dates; establishing date codes in the pharma world 02:49 - 04:06: The role of the FDA and the importance of demand planning for vaccines 04:06 - 05:41: Technology in production and manufacturing; managing expiration dates of pharmaceutical ingredients 05:41 - 06:48: Reducing waste in the supply chain; the importance of transportation stability 06:48 - 08:07: Prioritizing stable and protected transport; storage and distribution challenges 08:07 - 09:27: Preventing overstock issues; planning for the unexpected in supply chain 09:27 - 10:08: Organizational training to reduce waste; managing pharmacy inventory efficiently 10:08 - 10:52: Team approach to reducing waste in the supply chain; where to find Running on Ice Watch the full episode of Running on Ice today at 2:00 PM Eastern on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Subscribe to our newsletter at FreightWaves.com/Running for more updates! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content! Thank you for watching, and have a fantastic weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices