Clinical Supply Chain Planning

Unlock agility and efficiency across the clinical supply chain with Genpact and Kinaxis.

Genpact and Kinaxis: A partnership for seamless supply chain orchestration

Clinical supply chain planning is complex. Amid pressure to accelerate drug launches, teams face regulatory constraints, fragmented data, and volatile demand – driving up costs, waste, and delays.

 

Our solution, built on Kinaxis Maestro™, simplifies end-to-end planning – from forecast to supply to sales and operations planning (S&OP) – for faster, more precise drug dispensation with enhanced visibility and reduced complexity.

Improve trial planning accuracy with real-time patient enrollment data, dynamic study design, and simplified forecasting.

A global pharma company achieved

60%

shorter planning cycles, reducing trial delays

Minimize waste and excess inventory with better control, shelf-life planning, and stability protocols in the supply review.

A leading pharma company saw a

20%

reduction in inventory levels

Meet clinical business needs and KPIs with informed decision-making thanks to advanced analytics and customized dashboards.

Our solution helps companies save up to

800

hours per S&OP monthly cycle

Proactively manage supply chain risks with advanced analytics – minimizing the potential impact on patient care and profits.

Fast-track clinical supplies by balancing demand and supply, adjusting to supply chain challenges as they arise.

We help companies achieve up to

30%

lower lead times – from demand supply to availability of site-ready clinical kits

Connect your trial data and systems with IRT vendors and CMOs for smoother trial operations while prioritizing security.

Streamline regulatory approvals and conquer compliance hurdles

  • Effortlessly manage regulatory approvals for each clinical trial by country and balance demand and supply with jurisdictional requirements and varying approval dates

  • Address rules for specific versions, country of origin, as well as batch-specific rules around shelf life

  • Use attribute-based planning designed for on-time, in-full delivery of clinical supplies without regulatory bottlenecks

Master patient demand with dynamic forecasting and planning

  • Calculate demand curves based on study design elements, including first patient first visit (FPFV) and last patient last visit (LPLV)

  • Support various study designs like double-blinded, dose-escalation, and placebo-controlled trials, among others

  • Improve forecast accuracy and cut overages by adjusting inputs based on study design and aligning research and development activities with demand

Control drug wastage with smarter shelf-life planning

  • Incorporate stability protocols in the supply review process

  • Plan for changes in expiration dates of drugs and use stability protocols for supply selection and timing

  • Integrate the stability plan into the advanced planning system to help replan expiring batches and limit the number of planned orders – minimizing waste while making the right materials available when needed

Transform product life cycles with meticulous data management

  • Consolidate scattered, protocol-specific data that lacks integration across sites and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs)

  • Gain agility in life cycle management processes with supply chain master data management

  • Manage data with precision through years of changes as a molecule progresses through trial stages, and create an extended network from finished clinical goods to drug product and drug substance

Optimize clinical supply chains end to end with tailored deployment

  • Tackle end-to-end clinical supply planning, beyond forecasting, covering inventory, expiration tracking, distribution, and regulatory compliance

  • Function independently or integrate with SAP, an existing Kinaxis instance, interactive response technology (IRT), and CMOs for a unified supply chain

  • Use prebuilt templates, automation, and analytics to help deploy faster and unlock measurable benefits.

Increase speed to market with a single solution

  • Fully integrate supply chain planning for both your clinical and commercial supply chain practices to maximize efficiencies

  • Achieve greater collaboration and speed to market once approvals are secured

  • Maximize shared assets to support rapid profits for continued investment in research and development

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