Warehousing, Logistics, and Materials Management

It is common practice in the United States for distributors to outsource warehousing and transport functions. Although this is a totally acceptable practice, it is important that the excipient distributor perform periodic inspections of the warehouse facility and be in continual communication with warehouse staff. Warehouses storing excipients destined for pharmaceutical products must be kept clean, dry, orderly, pest free, and secure. 

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Logistics is the management of materials flow from one location to another. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging. 

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