Interview with André Syrota, Director – General, INSERM –…
After spending 15 years at the CEA (Nuclear Energy Center), you just accepted an offer to become the General Manager of INSERM at the very moment a political reform is…
GEODIS is a Supply Chain Operator ranking among the top companies in its field in Europe and the World. GEODIS, which is part of SNCF Logistics, which in turn is a business line of the SNCF Group, is the number one Transport and Logistics operator in France and ranked number four in Europe. The international reach includes a direct presence in 67 countries and a global network spanning over 120 countries. With its five Lines of Business (Supply Chain Optimization, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Distribution & Express and Road Transport), GEODIS manages its customers Supply Chain by providing end-to-end solutions enabled by our people, our infrastructure, processes and systems..
GEODIS helps pharmaceutical companies manage all parts of the logistics chain from air to sea freight forwarding, groupage, express, contract logistics, transport of truck loads, reverse logistics and optimization of the supply chain. We focus on offering our customers standard activity internal distribution. Once the product is received, we assess its state based on quality control standards and then prepare to deliver it to the end consumer. We not only manage all customer products with the highest quality standards but also make sure to provide entrant solutions for all our customers from logistics to transportation and even customs related problems.
In France, GEODIS has ten sites dedicated to health logistics, with more than 500 employees and 150,000 m² of storage and warehouse. We monitor all drugs and medicines around the clock with more than 14 pharmacists in charge of operations on every site. We deliver all types of products including medicines, vaccines, generics, and medical devices. We also deliver services for specific products such as ATUs (Temporary Authorizations for Use) and narcotics. We cover the entire logistics chain for the customer and even focus on preparing the product’s packaging before it has moved from the companies own premises.
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