UPS expands agreement with Merck
UPS and Merck (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) have significantly expanded their existing distribution and logistics agreement to include aspects of Merck’s global supply chain around the world.
UPS currently manages the distribution, warehousing and transportation of Merck’s medicines and vaccines in North America.
The UPS-Merck collaboration began in 2003 with package transportation and delivery services in the US. The agreement expanded over time to include North American distribution, warehousing and multi-modal transportation services. UPS will now provide these services in certain markets in Asia and Latin America, including the emerging markets of China and Brazil. UPS also provides transportation services in Europe. Innovative solutions to better meet customer needs are already underway in China and Brazil, where UPS is establishing a distribution centre to support Merck’s manufacturing and packaging facilities in order to help speed delivery of Merck products in those markets.
In certain other markets, such as the US and Canada, UPS manages warehousing operations for Merck products that require strict temperature and environmental controls, including vaccines and specialty pharmaceutical products.
[Merck maintains distribution agreements with other logistics and delivery services providers.]
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