Case studyPharma

SAP-Based Planning and Inventory Optimisation in Production

Globally operating pharma manufacturer with an SAP landscape

Fragmented supply and production planning led to inefficiencies, rising costs and suboptimal inventory levels.

The challenge

The situation

Fragmented supply and production planning processes led to inefficiencies and rising costs. The lack of integration with the existing SAP system limited transparency and alignment along the supply chain and resulted in suboptimal inventory levels and inadequate service performance.

Our approach

What we delivered

Integrated SAP-based planning

Improvement of the S&OP processes

Strengthening of inventory control

The outcome

Results & impact

-40% inventory costs

Marked reduction in inventory costs in production.

+10% service performance

Improved delivery service performance along the supply chain.

In summary

Supply and production planning are SAP-integrated; inventory costs and service performance have improved measurably.

Related expertise

Lieferkettenmanagement →

Directly addresses the optimisation of supply-chain processes for stable supply at controlled working capital, matching the case study's core theme of inventory reduction and service performance.

ERP Integration →

Covers the GMP-compliant integration of ERP systems such as SAP into the process and system landscape, the central element of the SAP integration roadmap in the case study.

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management →

Addresses delivery capability and alignment across the entire chain from production to delivery, fitting the cross-functional S&OP realignment of the case study.

Reporting & Dashboards →

Concerns the up-to-date, auditable transparency over production KPIs that corresponds to the real-time inventory tracking and improved supply-chain transparency introduced in the case study.

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