Abbott Turkey operates as a subsidiary of the global healthcare company Abbott, which was founded in the United States in 1888. Abbott is a well-established company that provides a wide range of healthcare products and services worldwide. Abbott began its operations in Turkey in 1987, offering various health solutions, including medical devices, diagnostic products, nutritional products, and pharmaceuticals.
Abbott Turkey is dedicated to improving health and helping people lead healthier lives. The company provides innovative products and services in areas such as cardiovascular health, diabetes management, pediatric nutrition, and diagnostics, addressing the needs of patients and healthcare professionals in Turkey.
Industry
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Solution Offered
Integrated Healthcare Logistics
Customer Since
2015
Services Location
Turkiye
Netlog Healthcare Logistics (NHL) has always been a key stakeholder that stands firmly behind our business. Our long-standing relationship has emerged even stronger from significant challenges like the pandemic. Now in its 9th year, the Abbott-NHL partnership continues to grow and evolve. I would like to thank our partner for their seamless support on many of our projects.
Cem Melih Özen
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Abbott Nutrition GM
Some of the Advantages We Provide
Netlog Facts
With a storage of 80,000 pallets and a real time management of 4,000 SKUs, we are Turkiye's largest healthcare logistics company.
45% of the medicines sold in Turkey are distributed from Netlog warehouses.
Every month, we manage various operations for more than 100 million medicine boxes in our warehouses.
We manage the supply chain for over 70 healthcare companies.
As a dedicated logistics partner for Abbott in Turkey, we provide a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet Abbott's specific supply chain requirements within the country. Our solutions include bonded warehousing, standard warehousing, material handling, and inventory management using FEFO principles. We also offer secondary packaging and value-added services such as 2D barcoding. In addition, we manage Abbott’s entire domestic distribution network, covering both LTL and FTL services across all product categories, including vaccine distribution.
All our operations are supported by a fleet and warehouse system validated through third-party auditors by temperature mapping , ensuring compliance with strict regulatory standards. Beyond inbound and forward logistics services, we also offer Abbott, product return and scrap management, raw materials storage, promotional material management, and efficient handling of doctor samples.
This fully integrated approach ensures that Abbott’s supply chain operations in Turkey are optimized for efficiency, compliance, and operational excellence.
Netlog Approach
Solutions Implemented
1
Inventory Management
Managing the efficient handling of 150 SKUs for Abbott, ensuring seamless coordination across its complex product range and supply chain operations.
2
On Time Delivery
Overseeing the logistics for 10 million boxes (200,000 cartons) monthly, with precise tracking systems in place to guarantee timely and accurate distribution across all destinations.
3
Real-Time Inventory Tracking
Implementing advanced 2D barcoding solutions to enhance product traceability, ensuring full regulatory compliance and allowing for real-time monitoring of inventory movement.
4
Special Solutions
Providing specialized transportation and barcoding solutions for sensitive flu vaccines, ensuring their safe delivery in accordance with the highest healthcare standards.
5
Supply Chain
Managing the domestic transportation network, facilitating the smooth distribution of 200,000 cartons each month to meet Abbott's nationwide supply chain requirements.
Abbott's operations in Turkiye required a multi-layered, high-standard logistics infrastructure due to its broad product portfolio and the specific cold chain requirements for its sensitive goods. The correct storage conditions for these products, ensuring traceability and maintaining a consistent stock management system were critical for Abbott's efficiency and regulatory compliance. Additionally, products with specialized transport needs, such as vaccines, required time sensitive distribution services across Turkiye, demanding operational flexibility and scalable solutions. Abbott needed a reliable logistics partner capable of efficiently managing these complex processes while providing value-added services to support its operations.