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DSC's Logistics Center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, which handles health care products, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals, has received Verified-Accredited Wholesale DistributorsR (VAWDR) accreditation from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
VAWD certification was achieved at a DSC Logistics Center in Texas in 2010 and is in progress in the Atlanta region. Receiving VAWD certification means that DSC has demonstrated best practices in safeguarding products during shipping, handling, storage, returns, recalls, re-packaging, and kitting. Accreditation is earned through an intensive criteria compliance review, licensure verification, background checks, and an in-depth on-site inspection.
Health Care experts will work with DSC on industry challenges
Nick Lahowchic’s extensive background as a health care supply chain leader includes experience as president, Supply Chain Services, for Becton Dickinson, , the $4 billion medical technology company with products manufactured in 85 facilities globally and distributed in more than 70 countries. He also served as president & CEO of Limited Logistics Services for Limited Brands. He is a past trustee of the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA). He is the co-author of Start Pulling Your Supply Chain: Leading Responsive Supply Chain Transformation (with Dr. Donald Bowersox). Widely recognized as one of the supply chain’s most innovative leaders Nick was the recipient of DSC Logistics 2011 “Thinkers & Movers” Award. He is the founder and president of Diannic LLC. a management consulting firm. Nick received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University and an MBA from Pace University.
Dwight Mater has more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry, including executive positions with Cardinal Health, Ross Health Services, and Baxter International. For these companies, he has carried out diverse responsibilities in areas such as finance, strategy, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, business development, process improvement, competitive and market analysis, and marketing and corporate communications. While at Cardinal Health, Dwight developed and implemented strategy, including pursuing acquisitions for the $79 billion pharmaceutical and medical supply chain business. He also led process improvements via Lean Six Sigma for the $8.5 billion medical business. He received a BBA in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and earned his MBA from the University of Michigan.
Ellen Rudnick is the executive director and clinical professor of the Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She co-founded and served as chairman of Pacific Biometrics, a medical diagnostics company; was president of HCIA and CEO of its predecessor company, Healthcare Knowledge Resources, both health care information service companies; and held the positions of corporate vice president of Baxter Healthcare, president and founder of Baxter Management Services Division, and director of strategic planning for Baxter. In addition to other business ventures, Ellen serves on the boards of Liberty Mutual Insurance, Patterson Companies, and Health Management Systems. She was named one of the top 50 women in U.S. business by Business Week in 1987. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Donna Williamson brings more than two decades of experience in the health care industry. A sixteen-year veteran of Baxter International, she was chairman, CEO and president of its surgical products subsidiary, OmniSurgical, Inc. For eight of those 16 years, Donna was responsible for the strategy and P&L of the Health Cost Management group of six divisions, including mail-order drugs, physical therapy clinics, physician office management software, health care data and analysis, and managed care businesses. Subsequent to her career at Baxter, she served as a founding officer and senior vice president for Caremark International a multi-billion dollar health care services business. She most recently served as managing director in ABN Amro’s Private Equity Group, where she led equity investments in health care growth companies. She has an SC.B degree in Applied Mathematics from Brown University and a graduate degree from MIT.
Dave Bode will lead DSC's Health Care specialty
Dave Bode began his new role as DSC's vice president, Health Care Solutions, by conducting an assessment of current trends in the health care industry and the supply chain needs of health care and life sciences companies that manufacture pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health care supplies. He also is applying his extensive experience in the health care field (formerly with Cardinal Health) and the experience of DSC teams working with health care customers to expand DSC's leadership role in health care supply chain management.
Dave has held sales, marketing, and operational leadership roles in health care for 18 years. As the VP, general manager for a start-up business unit within Cardinal Health, he launched and managed an innovative third-party Logistics business that helped Cardinal's supply chain customers reduce and manage their inbound freight costs. Before Cardinal Health, he was responsible for the Health Care Practice of Icon InfoSystems, a consulting firm and ran projects for clients such as GE Medical Systems, Tyco Healthcare, and Marconi Medical Systems. Most recently, he was vice president, Commercial Markets for UMF Corporation, a company specializing in infection prevention products.
DSC's background in health care supply chain management dates back more than two decades as DSC has customized supply chain solutions and services for Cardinal Health, Kimberly-Clark, Nestle Clinical Nutrition and others.
DSC expands special capabilities in Health Care supply chains
Drawing from nearly two decades as a health care supply chain partner, DSC Logistics provides comprehensive capabilities to help companies achieve their goals in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health care supplies. As an area of strategic focus, health care has earned its own name and identify - DSC/HC - that will represent DSC in the marketplace.
DSC's experience managing the supply chain for health care and life sciences companies includes:
- Network analysis and design
- LEAN warehousing and transportation
- Light manufacturing (for drug kitting, re-packaging and re-labeling)
- Co-packing and other value-added services
- Small parcel shipments
- SKU/lot control
- Each pick
- Expiration date management
- FDA quality systems, VAWD accreditation, and licensing
- Start-ups involving all the aspects of business integration.
DSC is committed to providing excellent service to its partners' end customers, including health care distributors, hospitals, surgical centers, urgent care centers, physicians' and dentists' offices, laboratories, and home care.
In recognition of operational excellence, DSC has been chosen Health Care Distribution Center of the Year 12 times by long-time customer/partner Kimberly-Clark, based on measurements such as cost, productivity, storage density, order accuracy, on-time shipping, procedures development and compliance, inventory accuracy, DC quality audits and total damage rates. In addition to the specific capabilities and knowledge related to the health care supply chain, DSC brings six key strengths - leadership, collaboration, information, execution, flexibility and integrity -- to future Health Care partnerships, providing partners with a strategic and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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