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Why is the o9 Digital Brain the platform every Pharma & Biotech company needs?
Are your slow and siloed planning capabilities preventing you from detecting market changes, forecasting demand accurately, and driving integrated commercial, supply chain and financial plans and decisions at the speed and scale needed to compete in the digital age?
Accelerate innovation and manage supply chain risk for positive patient outcomes.
Common pharma & biotech
challenges by role
- “Patent cliffs will dramatically impact our revenue and we are seeing increasing market pressures from generic drug providers.”
- “Health care reform changing requirements of drugs and operations in some markets (e.g. pay for performance)”
- “Measuring the effectiveness of Increasing digital marketing and advertising to raise awareness”
- “Our leading demand drivers & indicators not being monitored systematically - Creates surprises”
- “We have difficulty managing inventory across our multi-tier supply chain (API, Raw Materials, Packaging, regional DCs, Hospitals)”
- “Different packaging requirements by region create SKU complexity”
- “Demand volatility driven by uncertain/expected government tenders”
- “Our statistical forecasting is driving a decline in forecast accuracy”.
- “We have silo-ed, sequential planning across distribution, production, and procurement operations”
- “Our batch planning systems are not providing real-time answers to demand and supply change what-ifs
- “Long and uncertain clinical trial testing is requiring massive R&D budgets to get through regulatory approval”
- “Margin pressure: Private insurers and government programs must limit payments for many medical treatments due to increasing health care costs.”
- “Our AOP /finance process is disconnected from the rolling forecasts of our S&OP process”
- “Our profits plummet when low cost generics enter the market”
- “Our S&OP is conducted on PowerPoint – A big productivity drain and highly ineffective meetings”
Aim big, start small, iterate rapidly.
Top 5 quick-win o9 capabilities that pharma & biotech clients are starting with
AI/ML Powered Forecasting and Demand Planning
AI Forecasting
AI/ML Powered Forecasting and Demand Planning
Using market knowledge, unleash the potential of AI/ML forecasting to more accurately predict demand. By better linking demand and supply, shape demand to maximize both short-term and long-term revenues and margins. ML techniques that leverage external demand signals such as epidemiological & demographic data can dramatically improve accuracy, grow sales and margin.
Supply Chain Analytics, Planning & Control Tower
Control Tower
Supply Chain Analytics, Planning & Control Tower
Respond to demand changes and supply disruptions across the multi-tier SC in real-time thanks to advanced replanning capabilities, with what-if scenario evaluation. Model the end-to-end network including suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and end customers to improve on-time delivery and asset efficiency while reducing operating costs.
Digital IBP
IBP
Digital IBP
Bring Financial, Commercial and Supply Chain plans and forecasts together, evaluate revenue gap closure proposals, supply chain feasibility and cost scenarios, and make P&L optimal decisions. Account for complex multi-tier channels and product expiration across API and finished goods, and planned product innovations – Run all IBP meetings on the system for better alignment and greater accountability. Maximize profitability in volatile market conditions.
Revenue Analytics, Planning & Gap Closure
Revenue Growth Management
Revenue Analytics, Planning & Gap Closure
Create and manage commercial plans across products, markets, channels and close gaps-to-plan by aligning NPI, pricing, and growth initiatives with inventory and supply capabilities. Utilize scenario planning and portfolio management to drive continuous innovation and improved product transitions.
Market & Supply Chain Data - Knowledge Foundation
Market Intelligence
Market & Supply Chain Data - Knowledge Foundation
Connect the dots across products, channels, customers, and markets. Leverage the vast amounts of data now available – e.g., epidemiological leading indicators, mobility data, patient health trends, ILF Data, etc. to better understand your markets and key demand drivers.
"The supply chain industry is undergoing a continuous transformation enabled by technology, and o9 Solutions is a critical leader in supply chain digitization."
Former CIO of Walgreens Boots Alliance
"Cross functional planning is nothing without cross functional execution. o9 provides a data driven, collaborative world where real trade off decisions are made to optimize company outcomes."
Former CEO of CROSSMARK
"We are seeing about a 50% scrap reduction. And that is driven by the fact that we have a line of sight now to our customer forecasts, and we're making decisions to avoid bringing in excess inventory or inventory we don't need."
Global Supply Chain Manager
"We had a significant reduction in expedited costs. Our target was 4 to 6 million dollars. And we achieved close to 9 million dollars…"
Vice President of Supply Chain COE
"Creating high-level financial plans and targets for our biggest regional channels and top product categories has been game-changing. It has led to more strategic conversations, better quality, and more accurate plans, and grounded us to unlock long-term growth."
Director of Global Planning
