diminishing costs,” says Bernardes. “As such,
effective supply chain processes can signifi-
cantly reduce health care costs while signifi-
cantly contributing to patient care. In health
care manufacturing, the production and
distribution of complex medicines require
a highly effective coordination and align-
ment of raw material procurement manage-
ment, inventory and supply chain planning,
quality management systems, transportation
management, logistics security and ethical
and environmental compliance.”
However, state policymakers and business
leadership must join companies to forge the
investment necessary to establish a state-
wide innovation ecosystem that connects
people, resources, policies and organiza-
tions to productively translate new devel-
opments into commercialized products and
services. This is because it is estimated that
over the next decade, 2 million domestic
manufacturing positions may go unfilled
due to a lack of skilled workers, as man-
ufacturers increasingly focus on develop-
ing and integrating advanced capabilities,
artificial intellige