by Sinette Goosen | Sep 6, 2021 | Humanitarian Response, Sourcing
Localization as a means of supply chain compression has been an industry trend for some years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of shortening supply chains to improve resilience while reducing risks, costs, and waste. In health supply chain...
by Sinette Goosen | Sep 6, 2021 | Procurement, Sourcing, Uncategorized
The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM), a procurement services agent and 4PL service provider, has extensive experience in managing tenders for health products and related services. PFSCM uses full and open competitive procedures to facilitate the timely...
by Sinette Goosen | Apr 14, 2021 | Digital Supply Chain Solutions, Procurement, Quality assurance QA
by Maite Barthel, PFSCM Product Quality Assurance Officer based in the Netherlands. Global health supply chain organizations must comply with laws and regulations relevant to their sector, scope of work, and business processes. Owing to the complexity of the...
by Sinette Goosen | Nov 30, 2018 | Logistics, Procurement
by Chris Warren Non-tariff barriers are non-tax measures encountered during the importation of commodities. These are frequently encountered by the Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) during importation processes. Some of these contribute little to delays...
by Sinette Goosen | Sep 26, 2018 | Digital Supply Chain Solutions, Humanitarian Response, Logistics
By Andy Savoy-Burke, PFSCM Senior 4PL Services Officer. What is the Red Zone? Holiday shopping, and the supply chains that meet that demand, are the main cause of the largest annual demand fluctuation in cargo prices. This affects the containerized ocean and air cargo...