Expert healthcare logistics solutions
Meet the critical needs of your customers while you promote safety, mitigate risk, and avoid disruptions with the help of dedicated healthcare logistics experts. Our proven strategies are focused on helping you meet your goals.
Unmatched expertise
Our healthcare experts help you deliver when it matters most, while meeting security and quality expectations.
Unrivaled scale
Seamlessly move product, end-to-end throughout your supply chain, with reliable scale and flexibility to meet demand.
Tailored solutions
Strengthen your supply chain with specialized services that enable your healthcare supply chain to optimally deliver, with technology that offers real-time end-to-end visibility.
Our commitment to quality and safety in healthcare
We provide high-quality, safe healthcare logistics solutions through global competency centers tailored to your needs. With ISO and GDP certifications, we ensure compliance, visibility, and data-driven decisions. To support your unique needs, we offer services including real-time monitoring, risk assessments, and supplier qualification, supported by a robust Quality Management System for reliable performance.
Our proprietary, global platform, Navisphere™, is built and managed in-house to directly control security, continuous enhancements, and long-term stability—allowing you to remain resilient against evolving threats and disruptions, bolstering supply chain agility and business continuity.
Empowering your healthcare business with advanced tools
- Streamline compliance and operations with a unified quality and safety system for document control, audits, change, and risk management, including lane risk assessments and cargo theft security.
- Digitize your supply chain, reduce non-conformance with in-transit visibility and alerts, enhance automation, and accelerate product release.
- Leverage global IoT devices that offer real-time, end-to-end shipment tracking with validated temperature monitoring, essential for logistics and quality teams.
- Optimize logistics with data-driven tools for supplier qualification and global distribution, ensuring compliance and collaboration.
Multimodal flexibility and end-to-end solutions for your healthcare supply chain
Capacity
Access C.H. Robinson's expansive carrier network, built to scale with your healthcare logistics needs. In addition to our broad industry carrier advantage, we offer access to a specialized pool of healthcare-specific capacity, ensuring you get the right support for your unique demands. Our rigorous vetting process guarantees that you’re paired with the highest-quality carriers, delivering reliable, compliant, and timely solutions to navigate the complexities of the healthcare supply chain.
End-to-end support
Tap into our multimodal capabilities and enhanced tracking and tracing that gives you visibility at the item level. Get comprehensive solutions across your entire supply chain from cross-docking to consolidation, port services to expedited.
Healthcare consolidation & LTL services
Leverage our expertise in consolidation and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, including controlled room temperature (CRT) solutions, to streamline operations. Benefit from reliable transportation, integrated planning, and quality assurance while optimizing shipments by combining multiple orders into single deliveries, reducing costs, and improving efficiency for healthcare manufacturers, distribution centers, and retail locations.
Managed Solutions
Optimize your healthcare supply chain with C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions™. Harness the power of TMS technology, 3PL managed transportation, and 4PL solutions to mitigate risks and navigate market disruptions. With real-time visibility, IoT monitoring, and regulatory compliance support, we deliver greater control, safety, and performance for your operations.
Success stories: Healthcare supply chain
C.H. Robinson enhances supply chain flexibility by offering services like consumer health product consolidation, port services, and real-time data and visibility.
Thomas Scientific improved efficiency and performance of their international supply chain while managing costs in a wildly dynamic market.
Henry Schein: Delivering healthcare solutions with C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson possesses industry-leading logistics expertise and plays a crucial role in helping Henry Schein navigate the complex and ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare sector.
Testimonials
"Previously, we felt somewhat dependent on U.S. vendors. Now, with C.H. Robinson’s help, we better understand international supply chains and the nuances associated with shipping globally."
Logistics solutions for your healthcare supply chain
C.H. Robinson partners with the world’s most sophisticated shippers. Our healthcare logistics solutions and strategies are designed to align with your business goals.
Consumer health
Achieve compliance and efficiency in consumer healthcare with a seamlessly coordinated logistics approach. From transportation to warehousing and distribution, every step is managed to meet regulatory requirements and ensure products arrive safely and on time.
Med tech
Optimize your medical technology supply chain with a strategic, cost-effective approach. Our dynamic network ensures efficient inventory flow, precise reverse logistics management, and full transparency. With global reach, expertise, and resources, we help medical device and medical supply companies distribute equipment safely and on time—ensuring it arrives in optimal condition while meeting regulatory requirements.
Pharma
Get comprehensive support across the globe with our multimodal capabilities. We provide traceability, two-way time-critical supply chains, and temperature-controlled transport to meet your specific needs. We are committed to achieving elevated quality within our ISO and GxP Network.
Animal health
Ensure the integrity of your animal healthcare products with logistics support that meets stringent global regulations. From pharmaceuticals and diagnostic equipment to medical devices, our solutions are designed to maintain compliance and product quality at every stage.
Logistics industry key insights, explored
Stay ahead of the curve! Our freight market updates deliver timely insights on transportation shifts, empowering informed decisions to optimize freight costs and navigate supply chain disruptions.
Healthcare related resouces
Temperature controlled shipping guide
An in-depth look at various service options and temperature considerations, along with best practices to minimize disruption and ensure product quality and safety.
Gain safety, visibility, and reliability for your supply chain
Enhance your healthcare business with our comprehensive capabilities and cutting-edge technology solutions.