Articles by Laura Hay

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.