Balancing cost, effectiveness, and risk is the great challenge that Accelsiors Logistics Management team facesevery day and in every Accelsiors study. They rely on our well established system of SOPs and up-to-date collection of external references: international standards, strict regulations and code of practices. Sound and objective analysis and the creative exploration of alternatives to meet our clients’ needs are the main drivers of work at Accelsiors Logistics team.
Accelsiors Logistics Managers handle processes involved even in a most complex clinical trial supply chain, liaising with a variety of parties including Sponsor, investigational sites, third party vendors, suppliers of reference products, contract manufacturers of IMP, European QPs, custom agents, local pharmacies and other parties important for the supply chain. In this process an awareness of and strategic response to external influences, such as country specific legislation, awareness about the local custom administrative structure or fuel costs and local transportation possibilities for instance, are often vital for a success. Despite of all of these very colorful requirements, Accelsiors Logistics Managers always coordinate processes in a manner to ensure highest customer satisfaction.
IT plays a key part within the logistics field in forecasting, controlling and reporting of the increasingly complex systems of clinical trial material stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and performance evaluation. For this purpose our specifically tailored SAP software system which helps our Logistics Manager to be up-dated in every stage of the clinical trial and provide in real time accurate and high quality report to our customers.
Accelsiors Logistic Unit offers superior performance in every major functional area of Clinical Trial Logistics management, including
- Procurement of ancillary supplies, supply purchase, maintenance, transportation, deployment, and distribution
- Laboratory sample management
- IMP supply management
- Study material complains management
- Study material return and destruction logistics
A range of business tasks is undertaken to support the smooth and efficient operation of supply chain processes, and typical work activities include:
- Monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of ancillary clinical trial supplies, laboratory samples or IMP;
- Coordinating and controlling the order cycle and associated information systems;
- Analyzing data to monitor performance and plan improvements and demand;
- Allocating and managing staff resources according to changing needs;
- Liaising and negotiating with customers and suppliers;
- Developing business by gaining new contracts, analyzing logistical problems and producing new solutions
- implementing and close monitoring of health and safety procedures;
- managing staff training issues and organization and management of testing and validation procedures as part of risk management;
