ARTICLES BY LAURA HAY

• Clinical Supply Chains Need To Solve Problems Before They Happen

  10/19/2026

  Learn how clinical supply teams can anticipate enrollment changes, manage inventory risks, respond to shipment delays, and make trade-offs to protect clinical trial supply.

• Direct-To-Patient Trials Are Changing The Clinical Supply Chain

  10/14/2026

  Direct-to-patient trials are reshaping clinical supply, forcing teams to rethink inventory, delivery, forecasting, and contingency planning around the patient.

• Clinical Trial Supply Chains Need To Prepare For A Less Predictable World

  10/7/2026

  Clinical supply chains built for efficiency alone can become fragile when conditions change. Building resilience means knowing where flexibility matters before disruption hits.

• AI Is Moving Clinical Supply From Forecasting To Real-Time Decision-Making

  9/30/2026

  AI can do more than improve clinical supply forecasts. By connecting real-time signals, data, and human expertise, it can help teams spot risks sooner and act.

• Clinical Trial Supply Chains Are Moving From Planning For Stability To Preparing For Uncertainty

  9/23/2026

  Clinical trial supply can no longer rely on stable assumptions. Explore how scenario planning, smarter inventory strategies and connected data can build resilience.

• Clinical Trial Supply Chains Are Entering The Era Of Predictive Risk Management

  9/16/2026

  Clinical supply teams can do more than react to disruption. Predictive risk management uses early signals, connected data and analytics to anticipate supply problems.

• The End Of Just-In-Time? Why Clinical Trial Supply Chains Are Rethinking Inventory Strategy

  9/9/2026

  Clinical trials are too unpredictable for inventory strategies built on fixed assumptions. Learn why agility, visibility and smarter buffers are becoming essential to supply planning.

• AI Is Only As Good As The Data Behind Your Clinical Trial Supply Chain

  9/2/2026

  AI cannot fix bad clinical supply data. Disconnected systems, conflicting inventory and manual workarounds can turn smart forecasting into costly mistakes.

• The Last Mile Nobody Talks About: What Really Happens To Unused Clinical Trial Supplies

  8/26/2026

  Unused clinical trial supplies present complex logistical and compliance challenges. Learn why returns, reconciliation, and forecasting matter after a study ends.

• When Communication Fails, Clinical Supply Risk Grows

  8/19/2026

  Communication failures often create bigger risks than logistics disruptions. Learn why early visibility and escalation keep clinical supply chains on track.

• Building Stronger Sponsor–Vendor Relationships

  8/12/2026

  Strong sponsor-vendor partnerships are built on trust, transparency, and shared goals. Learn how better communication helps teams reduce risk and keep trials on track.

• How AI Can Improve Clinical Supply Chain Visibility

  8/5/2026

  AI can help clinical supply teams identify risks earlier, improve forecasting, and make faster, more informed decisions before disruptions affect trial continuity.

• The Hidden Cost Of Poor Data In Global Supply Chains

  7/29/2026

  Poor data does more than create reporting errors. Learn how misaligned RTSM, ERP, and depot systems drive inventory risk, delays, higher costs, and manual work.

• How Early Signals Prevent Risk In Clinical Trial Supply Chains

  7/22/2026

  Small shifts in forecasts, RTSM behavior, and inventory can reveal future supply risks. Learn how early signals help clinical teams prevent disruptions before they escalate.

• Lessons Clinical Supply Chains Can Learn From Freight Audit & Payment

  7/15/2026

  Freight audit principles reveal how clinical supply teams can improve visibility, solve root causes, automate wisely, and build stronger, more resilient operations.

• The Future Of Clinical Supply Operations: Automation Without Losing Human Expertise

  7/8/2026

  Automation is transforming clinical supply operations, but human expertise still drives outcomes. Success comes from combining smart systems with experienced judgment.

• Managing Global Programs Across Multiple Stakeholders

  7/1/2026

  Global programs succeed less on plans and more on alignment. Governance, communication, and early risk visibility drive execution across complex stakeholder networks today.

• Building Resilient Clinical Supply Chains In An Era Of Global Disruption

  6/24/2026

  Clinical supply chains face escalating global disruptions, demanding predictive intelligence, end-to-end visibility and agile coordination to protect patients and trials.

• Addressing Reverse Logistics In Clinical Supply Chains: Turning Complexity Into Strategic Advantage

  6/17/2026

  Reverse logistics is reshaping clinical trials by unlocking visibility, reducing waste, and improving forecasting across global supply chains and patient-focused operation

• Achieving Forecasting And Inventory Agility In Modern Clinical Supply Chains

  6/10/2026

  As enrollment shifts, protocols evolve, and studies expand globally, agile forecasting and inventory strategies help ensure product availability while reducing waste.

• Mastering Temperature Control And Advanced Therapy Logistics In Global Clinical Supply Chains

  6/3/2026

  Cold chain failures can derail patient dosing in global trials. Real-time visibility and predictive logistics are becoming mission critical.