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Rising costs from research and development, complex supply chains and stringent regulations are just a few of the challenges you need to overcome when working with healthcare transport and logistics.

We can help you make a difference.

Our services, facilities and transport networks comply with all relevant healthcare quality standards and regulations. Furthermore, our tailor-made, integrated supply chain solutions cover everything from healthcare transport to pharma warehousing as well as cold chain services.

  • Pharma cold chains

    Do you need temperature monitoring in your supply chains to ensure the integrity of your product all the way to the user? We offer a variety of different temperature zones for your cold chains and can tailor solutions to your unique handling and transportation requirements.
    Our cold chain logistics services

  • GDP-certified warehousing

    Our warehousing solutions offer you a secure and compliant way to manage your goods that meets all relevant standards. Whether you require temperature-controlled facilities, inbound or outbound logistics, packaging, or storage and handling, our healthcare warehouse team can help.
    Pharma and healthcare warehousing

  • A global transport network

    Whatever mode of transport you need, we make sure it takes place safely and in full compliance with all applicable regulations. Our team has decades of experience with healthcare transport, including active and passive packaging solutions, documentation, customs clearance and administrative procedures. With this healthcare know-how, we can design the secure transport solutions you need.
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Specialist healthcare solutions

Biopharma

Our innovative supply chain and transport solutions support your business to get your products where they need to be.

Our GMP and GDP warehouse and distribution services include FEFO picking, clinical trial management, repacking and display configuration, all controlled by our in-house pharmacists.

Delivery services eliminate costs and inefficiencies, and include next-day delivery, direct-to-hospital department deliveries, 24/7 standby service and recall management – all available in condition-controlled environments. 

We work with biologicals, pharmaceutical products (prescription drugs, generics, controlled drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) products), vaccines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and clinical trial materials.

Contact us to get a quote from our healthcare specialists

Medical devices and diagnostics

We have been providing tailored supply chain solutions and healthcare logistics services to the medical devices and diagnostics market for more than 20 years. 

Our services include orthopaedic loaner kit management, consignment stock management, preparation of procedure-based trolleys, sterile picking, clean rooms, technical repair and rework centres, 24/7 standby service, in-hospital replenishments, white-glove deliveries and spare parts management.

Our broad base of medical device customers comprises all classes of devices (I, IIa, IIb, III).

Medical products and personal care

DSV is experienced in creating lean, flexible supply chain and transport solutions for many different destinations: from pharmacies to retail outlets, as well as direct to patients.
 

We operate dedicated and multi-user warehouse operations and manage regional distribution centres with ‘control towers’, some of which manage over 1,000 shipments a day.

Our services include packaging and repackaging, labelling and kitting (before shipping the goods for final delivery to the hospital ward where products are replenished by DSV), managing waste, returns and stock levels, restacking based on expiration date, and swapping products.

These home deliveries are critically important - it's a demanding job and we feel in very safe hands with DSV

Bo Johansen, CEO. Fresenius Medical Care Danmark A/S

Hospitals and care homes

Our efficient supply chain solutions improve visibility and reduce costs, which helps improve patient care in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes.

Our services include direct delivery to hospital wards, sterile goods logistics, drug management, operational procurement, laboratory logistics management of medical goods, disposal of hazardous waste, stock reduction programmes, inventory management, warehousing, external and internal distribution, replenishment at ward level and much more.

Benefit from our extensive expertise in healthcare

  • 500+ healthcare customers

    In 35 countries

  • Certified distribution centres and warehousing sites

    Compliant with GMP guidelines, Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines, and third party audited management systems.
    Overview of Management Systems

  • A customer-centric approach

    Tailored healthcare logistics solutions

  • Leading-edge cold chain

    Logistics solutions for sensitive, temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals

FAQ - Healthcare and pharma logistics and distribution

Questions regarding healthcare

Yes, we can. Our diverse fleet of distribution vehicles provides flexibility and ensures we can handle ambient, refrigerated, frozen and hazardous goods.
Our services meet global environmental transport objectives, and we adapt modalities to suit changing conditions and circumstances. For example, we can shift from airfreight to sea freight in order to cut carbon emissions and costs.
Yes. Our specialised healthcare sites are secure and specially equipped for healthcare products. Certain locations also offer condition-controlled environments.
We support your supply chain by acting as 3PL, 3½PL or 4PL as required. Each specific role offers different models for distribution and supply chain collaboration. Our state-of-the-art freight management system sets the standard for healthcare distribution. We base our distribution solutions on your requirements, taking into account the needs of each of your customers. And we handle the entire process from planning through execution and administration.

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