SAP SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT FOR LEVERAGING
Zircoo automated clinical supplies and improved visibility globally. THE POWER OF SAP S/4 HANA AND SAP BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Solution Development For Leveraging The Power Of SAP S/4 HANA And SAP Business Technology Platform
Customer:
A multinational healthcare company operating globally across two divisions — Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics.
Challenge:
The customer faced challenges related to the lack of transparency into clinical supplies, which significantly impacted trial agility. Additionally, they required more accurate planning and inventory management processes.
Solution:
To address these challenges, Zircoo developed the Intelligent Clinical Supply Management (ICSM) solution. This solution enables life sciences companies to achieve end-to-end visibility of clinical supplies, spanning from planning and production to patient delivery.
Products and Services
- SAP Business Technology Platform
- SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management
Project Scope:
The ICSM solution encompasses four modules: Study Master, Planning & Forecasting, Manufacturing, and Distribution.
The Zircoo team contributed to the development of the following functionalities:
Manufacturing (S/4 HANA add-on):
– Implementation of treatment-specific blinding and clinical serialization.
– Incorporation of country-specific shelf-life management and extension functionality.
– System-supported batch allocation and expiry date calculation.
– Development of Master Data Monitor for packaging readiness checks.
– Enhancement of ICSM for in-house GS1 compliant labeling.
– Integration with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO).
Planning & Forecasting (Cloud-based functionality):
– Provision of rough demand forecasting and deterministic demand planning.
– Implementation of switching/drop-off functions.
– Support for manual adaptation, simulations, and comparison of scenarios.
– Setting thresholds, alerts, and automatic replanning.
– Facilitation of supply pooling across studies.
– Integration with Interactive Response Technology (IRT) and SAP supply planning tools.
Distribution (S/4HANA add-on):
– Management of distribution between depots and sites with site stock visibility.
– Tracking of dispensing information, kit destruction, and returns.
– Validation of expiry lead time.
– Limited cross-study pooling functionality.
– Management of cold chain logistics.
– Support for GS1 standards.
– Integration with Third-Party Logistics (3PL) and IRT systems.
Solution Benefits:
Implementing SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management offers numerous advantages, including:
1. Reduction in cycle times for the clinical trial supply chain.
2. Enhanced accuracy in planning, leading to reduced inventory excess.
3. Integration of multiple clinical supply models into a single system.
4. Improved collaboration among stakeholders, including suppliers, logistics providers, life sciences companies, and clinical sites.
5. Simplification and automation of processes, resulting in the elimination of manual tasks.
6. Decrease in the total cost of ownership.
Technology Stack
- NODE.JS
- SAP CAP FRAMEWORK
- SAP BTP
- SAP EVENT MESH
- HANA DATABASE
- FIORI ELEMENTS
- SAPUI5
- JAVASCRIPT
Results:
Through the implementation of SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management, our customer achieved significant outcomes:
– Decreased implementation costs by up to 50%.
– Reduced lead time by 10%-15%.
– Lowered running costs by 30%-40%.
– Decreased inventory overages by 30%-40%.
– Shortened clinical trial cycles by up to 10%.
