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Torsa: A Pioneer and World Leader in the pharmaceutical distribution logistics
26/05/2021
Serving more than 10,000 pharmacies every day, BIDAFARMA has managed to optimize its order preparation procedure, reducing claims by more than 70% thanks to the implementation of TORSA’s Neptune Plus System in its distribution centers.
Pharmaceutical distribution logistics is one of the most mature sectors in the logistics industry, where there is also a high degree of automation to guarantee tight delivery times and service levels.
In order for us to have medicines, It is necessary the presence of an intermediary (distributor or wholesaler) who performs the distribution logistics from the various manufacturers and pharmaceutical laboratories to pharmacies and hospitals. In this way, in order to meet the population’s demand for medicines, there are various operators and distribution companies that carry out the logistics of reception, storage, preparation of orders and delivery of medicines and parapharmacy products.
The origin of Neptune Plus as an industry necessity
BIDAFARMA is a leading drug wholesale distribution cooperative that serves more than 10,000 pharmacies every day, and is formed after the joint venture of twelve cooperatives to confront with greater security the challenges of the national pharmaceutical sector. It was in one of these original cooperatives, COFARAN , where its engineering department contacted TORSA so that, due to its technological development capacity and experience, it could develop an image capturing system which could trace the order preparation process of the pharmaceutical warehouse.
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