Case Study.

Digital Demand Forecast for Supply Chain Management of Health Products.

Global demand management of health products.

The Challenge.

A huge amounts of late orders in combination with short shelf-life times were present. Lack of transparency and flexibility due to ad-hoc and manual orders. Five main product categories with almost two thousand specifications for more than a hundred focus countries. Limited supply chain expertise and capacities present to ensure reliable and sustainable delivery of health products. Finally, no on-stock information, no qualified person in place at the different countries and a variety of different stakeholders were detected as main points of interest.

The Benefits.

  • Development of a digital wireframe prototype focused on demand planning and supply chain strengthening
  • Agile optimization via Scrum-Approach including several sprints
  • Quick Proof-of-Concept implementation in a selected range of countries
  • Continuous stakeholder management and positive reinforcement system via strong quick wins as well as easy to use and pragmatic solutions
  • Efficient communication plan to ensure compliance and collaborative development of all stakeholders

The Outcome.

Improved

Transparency of demand planning via on-stock product levels and flexibility due to early order input

Digital

demand forecast dashboards including actual, planned and planned confirmed quantities, gap analyses and country heat maps.

Sustainable

Supply of essential health products including on-time in-full delivery.

The Result.

Strengthening global demand planning and supply chain management