Supply Chain

As surgeries begin to resume across the country, so too will your facility’s freight management needs.  The following checklist from our OptiFreight® Logistics team will help ensure your facility is ready to resume shipping on a larger scale.

While many states have eased coronavirus lockdown measures, testing remains critical to tracking and preventing the spread of COVID-19. 

Eight drugs and medical devices approved by the FDA since May 4:

Fillakit, a company formed May 1, was granted a $10.2 million contract from the federal government to make COVID-19 testing supplies despite having no experience in making medical supplies, the Tampa Bay Times reported. 

Blue Flame Medical, a new medical supply company, is suing Chain Bridge Bank, blaming it for the loss of a $600 million deal with the state of California for COVID-19 supplies, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Supply shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic have left some healthcare workers struggling to obtain safety gear.

The White House Supply Chain Task Force said June 10 that the U.S. will have enough N95 masks to meet pandemic demand in July through October. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

The average yearly salary for several supply chain jobs has grown significantly in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Logistics Management's 2020 annual survey of logistics and supply chain compensation.

Three Senate Democrats have requested a probe of "Project Airbridge," a federal partnership with six of the country's largest medical supply companies to deliver goods from overseas to U.S. healthcare workers, The Hill reported.