Our client is a biotechnology company at the forefront of advanced therapies aimed at treating a wide range of devastating diseases.
Business Challenge
Challenges included limited visibility into future end-to-end supply chain planning, with planning activities predominantly conducted through manual processes using Excel. This involved managing a large volume of input data gathered from various sources such as emails, Excel reports, and verbal communications. Additionally, the supply planning process operated without digital support, leading to inefficiencies and reliance on high levels of manual effort to generate business intelligence reports essential for informed decision-making in planning.
Approach
1. Supply Planning Process Mapping
Conducted comprehensive process mapping of the supply planning process, identifying quick wins and addressing process gaps.
2. Development of Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) equipped with essential features for real-time planning, meticulously tailored to meet user needs.
3. Utilization as One-Source-of-Truth
Leveraged the tool as the One-Source-of-Truth for supply planning data, seamlessly integrated with the existing IT ecosystem.
Main Results
- High level End-to-End visibility of supply plan
- Generate SC planning charts automatically
- Support “what-if” scenarios and business intelligence reports creation
- Reduced today manual effort for supply planning by 90%
- Automatic identification of supply risks from visual alerts
