Dr. Rainer Beck, External Supply Organisation, Supply Relationship Manager, Novartis Pharma AG, joins Helen Winsor from Pharma IQ, to discuss the changing domain of global pharmaceutical contract manufacturing as pharma companies increasingly integrate their internal supply chain with the external supplier.

Dr. Beck outlines the advantages of this for both parties and sets out the key steps involved in the planning process, technology integration and ongoing project management of this type of venture.

He also outlines the common challenges and hurdles in integration and gives some examples of this type of initiative at Novartis – sharing some key best practice tips and lessons learned. Finally, Dr. Beck offers his views on how he sees the GPCM landscape developing in the years ahead and the key trends he sees coming on board.

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