The global pharmaceutical logistics market is valued at $30 billion. Are you qualified to claim your share?

Pharmaceuticals are the most regulated, expensive, and fragile cargo moved in the world today. This course will help you improve how you manage and handle pharmaceutical cargo and review the healthcare industry logistics needs and trends.

Available as: Classroom & In-Company course
Duration: 3 days (24 hours)
Recommended level : Entry-level and Professional
Prerequisites: Participants should have basic knowledge of cargo operations

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Upon completing this course you will be able to master:

• The globalization of the healthcare industry and its logistical needs
• Healthcare product distribution in air cargo and the procedures required for handling time and temperature-sensitive shipments
• Correct temperature management and critical control points in the healthcare supply chain
• The role of packaging technology in the distribution process
• The importance and use of Standard Operating Procedure and Service Level Agreement
• The correct use of the new IATA Time and Temperature Sensitive handling label
• The value-added service required by time and temperature-sensitive cargo
• Best practices when handling healthcare products
• How to develop operational procedures that support the handling and transport of healthcare products

This course is recommended for:

• Cargo operations managers and supervisors
• Cargo quality managers
• Warehouse and ramp personnel
• Cargo sales and commercial analysts and managers
• Cargo training specialists
• Ground handlers

• Introduction to the New Perishable Cargo Regulations Chapter 17
• Understanding healthcare product distribution
• Temperature management in healthcare supply chain
• Packaging technology and their applications
• Healthcare regulations overview
• Distribution processes and procedures, acceptance and handling
• Role of Quality Management System (QMS) in healthcare logistics
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Label requirements for healthcare products
• Time and temperature-sensitive products: creating SLA's
• Key consideration while transporting pharmaceuticals and biotech products
• Distribution process and procedures, and the acceptance and handling SOPs
• Corrective and prevention action: contingency planning, escalation process, investigation and reporting

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Activities:

• Creating SOPs, SLAs and operations related checklists
• Temperature excursions
• Establishing critical points
• Identification of risk factors in supply chain

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.

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Further training
Graduates of this course can apply for the Harvard ManageMentor (HMM) distance learning program at a special graduate price.

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