# Contract Manufacturer
Inform business decisions and enhance production and packaging performance by orchestrating digital network relationships with life sciences customers
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TraceLink benefits
## Gain critical intelligence with a fully digitalized supply chain
The TraceLink network platform and supply chain solutions like Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) help contract manufacturers digitally connect, exchange critical serialization and track and trace information, gain real-time data on transactions, and collaborate on shared processes with life sciences customers.
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Improve visibility and insight on forecasts, orders, and materials for production start and resourcing
Provide visibility on inventory balances and shipments to ensure on-time, in-full order fulfillment
Support serialized product identity and transaction needs to meet customer track and trace requirements
### Orchestrations for your network
Explore how TraceLink connects your customers, suppliers, and distribution partners, giving you the critical data, collaboration, and intelligence you need.
#### Life Sciences Company
#### Direct Material Supplier
#### Third Party Logistics
- Coordinate tightly on forecast planning to align on products, quantities, due dates and more to lock in production capacity
- Coordinate production POs with on-hand material and material orders to ensure on-time production start and efficient resource planning
- Share real-time ASNs to keep customer’s receiving and distribution operations updated on delivery times
- Support product serialization and serialized product operations to support customer track and trace requirements
[Explore More](/supply-chain-orchestration/cmo/life-sciences-company "Explore More")
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- Collaboratively plan and lock in material requirements with suppliers based on customer forecasts
- Ensure more consistent/reliable order processes with direct material suppliers through electronic purchase orders submission/acknowledgement
- Enable real-time exchange of purchase orders, confirmations, and shipping notices to ensure materials arrive on-time for production start
- Improve agility to react to unexpected supply issues or unplanned demand
- Ensure ERP and other business systems have accurate and timely procurement and delivery data
[Explore More](/supply-chain-orchestration/cmo/direct-material-supplier "Explore More")
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- Ensure high customer service levels with shared real-time shipping confirmation and in-transit stock visibility for logistics partners
- Improve finished goods supply and inventory planning with real-time exchange and collaboration on orders and shipments with both customers and logistics partners
- Enhance supply resiliency through shared visibility and collaboration with logistics partners on production disruptions or changed order configurations
- Provide serialized product identity and related track and trace compliance events to life sciences customers or directly to logistics partners to inform track and trace and global compliance requirements
[Explore More](/supply-chain-orchestration/cmo/3pl-logistics "Explore More")
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.vidyard-player-container{margin:auto !important;}## Nutra-Med Packaging Digitalizes its Supply Chain with TraceLink MINT
## Hear what network partners are saying
See how our network platform and solutions have supported critical contract manufacturer requirements to ensure high customer service levels.
See how our network platform and solutions have supported critical life sciences company needs to ensure patients receive the medicines they need.
Case study
### Santen Highlights the Power of Real-Time Integration with 100% of the CMO Network
Hear Santen’s Global Head of Supply Chain Management discuss the critical role of the real-time exchange of business transactions with CMOs as a foundation for digital transformation.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/santen-discusses-power-of-real-time-cmo-integration)
Case Study
### Help Pharmaceuticals Talks Ensuring On-Time Drug Shipments
Giannis Fotopoulos discusses why they switched to a serialization and track and trace platform from TraceLink and Vimachem.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/ensure-on-time-drug-shipments-webinar)
Case Study
### Thermo Fisher Scientific's Journey to DSCSA Readiness
Hear how Thermo Fisher’s DSCSA strategy was to start early, get the right stakeholders involved, and choose the right DSCSA compliance partner.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/thermo-fisher-scientific-dscsa)
## Contract manufacturers powered by TraceLink
TraceLink’s network platform and supply chain solutions have been an engine helping contract manufacturers produce and package medicines and medical products across the global supply chain. Here’s some data.
TraceLink’s network platform and supply chain solutions have been an engine helping life sciences companies produce and distribute medicines and medical products across the global supply chain. Here’s some data.
### 2,400+
Life sciences companies in the TraceLink network
### 1M+
EPCIS transactions exchanged monthly
### 41B+
Serialized products produced and distributed into the network
### 40+
Countries supported by TraceLink global compliance platform
### Products for your business
[ See all Products ](/products/product-explorer)
[ Product ](/products/product-explorer) [ Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT) ](/products/partner-orchestration/mint)
[ Product ](/products/product-explorer) [ Serialization ](/products/product-orchestration/serialization)
### Contract Manufacturer resources
[ See more resources ](/resources/resource-center)
##### Integrate with 100% of Your CMOs with MINT for External Manufacturing
Read how MINT provides a complete set of B2B transactions for external manufacturing, including forecasts, purchase orders, PO acknowledgements, advance ship notices, and inventory balances.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/mint-for-external-manufacturing-solution-brief)
##### TraceLink Named a Leader in IDC’s Worldwide Multienterprise Supply Chain Network vendor assessment
TraceLink's powerful "Integrate-Once, Interoperate with Everyone™" network model, massive scalability, and support for all types of business transactions has earned it a top leadership position in IDC's latest ranking of multienterprise supply chain commerce network providers.
[ Read More ](/about/news-room/tracelink-named-leader-idc-marketscape-multienterprise-supply-chain)
##### Proven Mobility Solution Delivers Better Way to Manage Serialized Warehouse Operations
Read why Smart Inventory Tracker is a mobile solution that delivers powerful capabilities for managing serialization, track and trace, and event data capture in warehousing and distribution processes.
[ Read More ](/resources/resource-center/faster-better-way-manage-serialized-warehouse-operations)
### Let’s connect
Ready to learn more about how TraceLink can digitalize and optimize your end-to-end supply chain?
[ Contact Us ](/contact-us)
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##### TraceLink University
From self-paced courses to administrative certification, TLU provides your team with the tools you need to navigate the changing compliance and supply chain landscape.
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##### Community
Members of the TraceLink community collaborate on industry-related initiatives, network capabilities, and more.
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##### Newsroom
Our experts and thought leaders provide the latest information and insights on supply chain digitalization, supply chain issues such as drug shortages, and emerging global track and trace compliance requirements.
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