-90%
Reduction in manual effort for supply planning
Supply Planning Tool Cuts Manual Effort by 90% in Pharma
A global biotechnology company specializing in advanced therapies faced fragmented planning processes. Together with EFESO, the company rapidly designed and deployed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) planning tool that centralized data, automated reporting, and reduced manual workload by 90%
Life Sciences
Advanced Planning
Operational Excellence
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Strategy
Our Client
A global biotechnology company at the forefront of advanced therapies designed to treat severe and life-altering diseases. The organization manages complex production and supply planning activities that must meet stringent regulatory and therapeutic requirements.
The Challenge
The company’s Supply Planning process lacked digital enablement and relied heavily on manual inputs across dispersed systems. Several issues limited performance and risked operational continuity:
- Limited visibility: Planners had partial End-to-End visibility of future supply chain scenarios.
- Manual processes: Planning was executed in spreadsheets, requiring data collection through emails, reports, and conversations.
- No digital support: Decisions were made without an integrated planning tool or real-time data foundation.
- High reporting burden: Business intelligence reports had to be manually produced, consuming substantial time and delaying decision-making.
A digital solution was required to streamline planning, enable scenario analysis, and establish a single reliable source of truth.
Real Results Achieved Together
The rapid development of a purpose-built planning tool transformed planning efficiency and visibility, providing planners with the capabilities required to support data-driven decisions.
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Integrated supply planning source of truth
Transformation Impact
- High-level End-to-End visibility of the entire supply plan
- Supply Chain Planning charts automatically generated
- “What-if” scenarios and business intelligence reports supported digitally
- Supply risks automatically flagged with visual alerts
- Planning decisions made on real-time, accurate, and consolidated data
Our Approach
EFESO deployed an accelerated development methodology focused on capturing operational needs and enabling rapid adoption:
- Mapped the Supply Planning process, identifying gaps and immediate improvement opportunities
- Designed and delivered a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) including key features for real-time planning
- Created a one-source-of-truth platform for planning data
- Connected the tool to the existing IT ecosystem to eliminate data duplication and manual integration
- Ensured the tool was perfectly tailored to user needs and processes
The result was a scalable digital solution with immediate operational impact.
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