A Prescription for Life Sciences - BetterManagement.com

"We have all read the press articles on the future of the Life Sciences industry and the pressures to become more cost effective. AMR Research recently talked to business and technology leaders in pharmaceutical, biotech, and generic manufacturing companies to crystallize the big picture. The result is the following set of core components that must be addressed in varying degrees in every company's business and operations strategy (this is also forming our research agenda):

Research and development...
Commercializing the product innovation pipeline...
Improving sales and marketing performance...
Predictable product supply...
Demand-Driven Supply Network (DDSN) transformation...
Integrated business and operations performance management...
Capitalizing on IT...
Using assets and investments and minimizing risks..."

Read more in this BetterManagement.com article.