Global Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Report & Forecast (2012-2017)

DUBLIN, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xrhs96/global_healthcare) has announced the addition of the "Global Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Report & Forecast (2012-2017)" report to their offering.

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Driven by a strong growth in the sales of temperature sensitive healthcare products, the demand for cold chain logistic services is currently experiencing explosive growth. IMARC Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms, finds that the total size of the healthcare cold chain logistic services market is expected to expand from its current figures of US$ 6.7 billion to nearly US$ 10.7 billion by 2017.

This report, an updated and far more extensive and analytical version of our popular 2011 study, provides a comprehensive insight into the logistic opportunities in the global healthcare market. The study, that has been undertaken using both desk based and qualitative primary market research, has analyzed three aspects of the global healthcare cold chain logistics market.

The first aspect involves the quantification of the global market for temperature sensitive healthcare products into three major classes and evaluation of the current and future opportunities in each of these classes. The second aspect involves an in-depth understanding on the global healthcare cold chain distribution process and logistic requirements for various temperature sensitive healthcare products. The third aspect involves the quantification of the global healthcare cold chain logistic services market and a comprehensive evaluation of its various segments.

What we have achieved in this report:

Comprehensive Market Analysis of Temperature Sensitive Healthcare Products:

Classes Covered: Biopharmaceuticals, Vaccines & Clinical Trial Materials

Focus of the Analysis in Each Class:

- Drivers and challenges
- Historical sales trends
- Logistic requirements
- Impact of temperature excursions
- Opportunities in cold chain services
- Market outlook (2012-2017)

Understanding the Operations of a Healthcare Cold Chain Distribution Process

Focus of the Analysis:

- Understanding the various methods of cold chain distribution and their advantages/disadvantages

- Understanding the cold chain requirements for various temperature sensitive healthcare products and the impact of temperature excursions

- Understanding the various costs involved in cold chain transportation and comparing it with non-cold chain transportation

- Understanding the key steps required in the setting and organization of an efficient cold chain distribution process

Comprehensive Market Analysis of the Healthcare Cold Chain Logistic Services Market

Focus of the analysis:

- Quantifying the global healthcare cold chain logistic services market
- Quantifying the market size by product
- Quantifying the market size by service
- Quantifying the market size by region

Companies Mentioned

- World Courier
- DHL
- Fedex
- United Parcel Service
- Kuehne and Nagel
- Cavalier Logistics
- DB Schenker
- Life ConEx
- American Airlines Cargo
- Continental Air Cargo
- Marken

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