Clinical Supply Management Articles

1. What Is "Demand" When There Are No Sales? 9/18/2026

   Clinical-stage companies have no sales history, but they still have demand. Here’s how to uncover the four streams driving supply planning before material gets tight.

2. 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.

3. Root Causes, Part 2: The Translation Problem Behind Clinical Trial Execution 9/15/2026

   This second installment of our Root Causes video series explores how protocol assumptions can create downstream operational and clinical supply challenges.

4. CSM Feasibility Begins With Research Strategy And Study Design 9/15/2026

   Study design decisions can create costly clinical supply problems months later. Early CSM review can expose hidden requirements before they become delays, waste, and rework.

5. Clinical Supply Systems Need IT General Controls 9/14/2026

   Validating a clinical trial system does not prove it stays trustworthy. IT general controls can protect data, supply decisions and patient safety long after go-live.

6. 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.

7. Root Causes, Part 1: When Trial Design Locks In Supply Risk 9/8/2026

   This first installment of our new Root Causes video series examines how decisions made long before execution can shape clinical supply outcomes.

8. Last-Mile Lessons For Depot-To-Site Delivery 9/7/2026

   Depot-to-site delivery is more than a courier handoff. See how reconciliation gaps, temperature risks, and mismatched SLAs can turn last-mile issues into trial delays.

9. Expanded Expertise, Deeper Insight: Clinical Supply Leader Welcomes Two New Advisors 9/4/2026

   Clinical Supply Leader expands its Editorial Advisory Board expertise with the addition of Éamonn McArdle (Allergy Therapeutics) and Juan Hernandez (Bensen Solutions).

10. The Hidden Cost Of The "Cheap" Comparator Drug: Why The Lowest Price Can Become The Most Expensive Choice In Clinical Trials 9/4/2026

    The cheapest comparator can become the costliest choice. See how shelf life, logistics, quality, wastage and supply continuity can turn apparent savings into trial risk.