SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management is a groundbreaking clinical supply management solution. It is built on SAP’s Business Technology Platform and powered by SAP S/4HANA, it sets a new industry benchmark for managing clinical trial supply chains. This robust yet flexible ecosystem solution delivers top-tier capabilities to streamline and optimize clinical trials supply processes.

SAP INTELLIGENT CLINICAL SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Ecosystem for Optimizing Clinical Trial Supply Chains

SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management is a groundbreaking clinical supply management solution. It is built on SAP’s Business Technology Platform and powered by SAP S/4HANA, it sets a new industry benchmark for managing clinical trial supply chains. This robust yet flexible ecosystem solution delivers top-tier capabilities to streamline and optimize clinical trials supply processes.

CLINICAL STUDY MANAGEMENT
  • Facilitates the creation, management, and design of clinical studies, including randomization and blinding for trial materials.

DEMAND FORECASTING

  • Accurately predicts material requirements based on planned and actual enrollment rates, ensuring optimal supply levels.

MANUFACTURING & PACKAGING

  • Supports serialization, randomization, and blinded packaging and labeling of clinical trial materials.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

  • Incorporates clinical trial parameters into supply and demand planning to avoid stock-outs or overages.

DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
  • Oversees the shipment of materials from production to depots and clinical sites, ensuring continuous visibility of site stock.

GLOBAL SUPPLY VISIBILITY
  • Provides real-time insights into the status of clinical trial supplies, enabling proactive decision-making.

COMPLIANCE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS

  • Adheres to GS1 standards for global interoperability and compatibility in healthcare supply chains.

Key Capabilities

REDUCE CYCLE TIME AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

  • Optimize Efficiency through Automation: Leverage SAP ICSM to automate key clinical trial supply chain processes—from bio-specimen pickup to final delivery—thus reducing cycle times, minimizing manual interventions, and simplifying complex workflows to drive down costs.
  • Enhance Visibility and Decision-Making: Utilize real-time tracking and integrated data management to gain comprehensive insights into operations, enabling proactive decision-making, rapid issue resolution, and sustained compliance throughout the supply chain.

OPTIMAL SITE-LEVEL VISIBILITY

  • Leverage real-time data to monitor patient enrollment and product dispensing at each clinical trial site.
  • Quickly identify trends, bottlenecks, or inventory imbalances at site levels for immediate corrective action.

ENHANCED CLINICAL PLANNING

  • Use actual enrollment and dispensing metrics to drive clinical supplies replenishment, ensuring that stock levels accurately match current site demand.
  • Improve forecasting and resource allocation, reducing waste and optimizing the overall clinical supply chain process.

UNIFIED STAKEHOLDER CONNECTIVITY

  • Integrate suppliers, manufacturers, logistics providers (3PLs), and clinical sites into one cohesive platform.
  • By ensuring that every stakeholder has access to the same real-time data, transparency and communication are dramatically improved, reducing silos and fostering a collaborative environment.

STREAMLINED OPERATIONAL PROCESSES
  • Facilitate faster decision-making and smoother process flows by automating and aligning supply management tasks.
  • This integration minimizes manual coordination, optimizes workflows from production to delivery, and helps ensure that clinical trial supplies are managed efficiently and responsively.



Key BENEFITS

Clinical Study Management

  • Facilitates the creation, management, and design of clinical studies, including randomization and blinding for trial materials.

 Demand Forecasting

  • Accurately predicts material requirements based on planned and actual enrollment rates, ensuring optimal supply levels.


Manufacturing and Packaging

  • Supports serialization, randomization, and blinded packaging and labeling of clinical trial materials.

 Inventory Management

  • Incorporates clinical trial parameters into supply and demand planning to avoid stock-outs or overages.

Distribution Management

  • Oversees the shipment of materials from production to depots and clinical sites, ensuring continuous visibility of site stock.

Global Supply Visibility

  • Provides real-time insights into the status of clinical trial supplies, enabling proactive decision-making.

Compliance with Industry Standards

  • Adheres to GS1 standards for global interoperability and compatibility in healthcare supply chains.





Key capabilities

Unparalleled Expertise: Our globally experienced team has been delivering SAP Life Sciences Solutions for more than 2 decades, with a deep understanding of Life Sciences business processes.

Strategic SAP Partnership: We collaborate closely with SAP Life Sciences to implement niche solutions like SAP ATTP, ICH, ICSM, BRH, and CGTO.

Industry-Leading Team: Our team comprises the most experienced, international group of expert consultants, with deep expertise in Industry Standards, Business Processes, SAP Best Practices, and Regulatory Compliance.

Accelerated Implementation: We leverage pre-configured templates, tools, and accelerators, ensuring faster implementations, predictable outcomes, and cost-effective solutions.

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