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Aug 2024
24m 19s

Driving Supply Chain Solutions for Life ...

Daniel Faggella
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Today's guest is Andrei Tadique, Director and Head of Manufacturing Science at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Andrei joins us on today's podcast to discuss the biggest challenges for Life Sciences leaders in driving logistics and supply chain workflows. In the course of his conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Tadique identifies and explores three key challenges: data integration, process standardization, and talent acquisition and retention. Throughout, he offers leaders actionable advice for working around remaining paper-based workflows, creating a global digital ecosystem, and digitalizing chemistry and manufacturing controls to unlock AI's value. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

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