Automation runs amok

Volume and configuration challenges are leaving companies "dumbfounded" by EDI data forms, says a report on revenue leakage in biopharma distribution channels. Among other distribution inefficiencies: chargeback and return discrepancies, and concealed shortages. The damage? Eleven billion dollars per year, or about 4 percent of industry revenue. Article Perhaps sensing an opportunity, logistics solutions provider Accellos is acquiring vSync, a maker of EDI and shipping solutions for Microsoft Dynamics. Announcement