Reverse auctions can benefit both buyers and suppliers of goods and services, but extensive preparation and careful management are required to obtain those benefits.

Implementing an e-procurement solution requires executive sponsorship, up-front analysis of current processes, integration with back-end systems, and change mangement.

In the past three decades, several industry-altering episodes have changed the face of pharmaceutical packaging.

AAPS, San Antonio (Oct. 29)-At the opening session of the annual meeting and exposition of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' AAPS President Jay Sisco presented ten achievement awards and 24 AAPS fellowships recognizing professional contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences.