Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

Leverage synchronized planning and execution to optimize the supply chain

Many of the world’s leading life sciences and pharmaceutical companies — including GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd, Henry Schein Inc. and Merck Serono — have turned to JDA for its supply chain management technology and domain expertise in demand management, inventory optimization, sales and operations planning, category management, and transportation and logistics management.

JDA’s innovative software and services enable life sciences and pharmaceutical companies to:

• Drive visibility and optimization with synchronized demand. Companies can develop effective consensus demand plans that increase forecast accuracy, lower inventory costs and optimize revenue.
• Manage inventory levels to match current and future demand. Companies can achieve unparalleled optimization by using demand-supply matching to support their complex replenishment and logistics processes while minimizing inventory and logistics costs.
• Sense and respond faster to changing market conditions with daily planning and scheduling. Companies can rapidly respond to daily changes in customer demand, ranging from manufacturing  activities all the way through logistics functions.
• Integrate planning and execution across enterprise with sales and operations planning. Companies can minimize operational silos and gain a single, comprehensive view of the business, including capabilities and constraints that must be reconciled with corporate goals.
• Establish optimal inventory to improve cash flow. Companies can free up working capital tied to ineffective inventory and accelerate responsiveness to marketplace changes.
• Profitably manage and maximize category performance. Companies can leverage strategic space and category management capabilities to increase insight into market trends while enhancing sales and market share.
• Strategically manage transportation and logistics functions. Companies can create a competitive advantage in their supply chains through strategic global logistics network management.

Why JDA?

JDA solutions are built on an in-depth understanding of your supply chain needs, and feature configurable, best practice processes and workflows developed in conjunction with leading life sciences and pharmaceutical companies. With JDA solutions, you can optimize your supply chain — enabling you to quickly introduce innovative products into new markets and further build your brand.