our insight a ups supply chain solutions white paper sm building capabilities in the pharmaceutical industry part 1 trends impacting copyright 2005 united parcel service of america inc all rights reserved no this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission key recent breakthroughs genomics and proteomics mind boggling to most although news reports remind us regularly strides companies are making fight against disease pain little is reported about increasing struggles face fact experiencing unparalleled change challenges usual suspects that impact business today at play globalization treatment pricing economics government controls technology however an era continuing consolidation innovation abounds not only r&d but also models restructuring value as innovations implemented for example nearly half health insured population states now receives pharmacy care from benefits managers pbms