• Comparing the pharma SCM scenario in India with international players in terms of:
  • Forecasting and planning
  • Transport and logistics
  • Warehousing and inventory management
  • Cold chain infrastructure
• Identifying cost-effective tools and technologies to drive a more robust, streamlined and secure supply chain
• Establishing the optimal set of processes to take the pharma supply chain to the next level

• Reducing the complexity of your global SCM infrastructure
• Understanding the challenges of accurately monitoring and managing the global supply chain – techniques for achieving end-to-end visibility
• Preparing for the complex demands of multiple regulatory and documentation requirements

• Evaluating the global security scenario and the impact on the pharmaceutical supply chain
• Complying with international standards for product quality and safety - balancing the investment with increased customer confidence
• Carrying out robust risk assessments of your supply chain
• Evaluating a range of approaches available and determining the most cost-effective way of remotely monitoring your supply chain
• Comparing and contrasting the effectiveness of track and trace technologies such as RFID

• The impact of impending GST rules on the supply chain as compared with existing tax rules
• Pinpointing the aspects of the supply chain that will be most affected by GST
• Modifying your current supply chain structure for minimising tax impact

• Identifying how GST will bring about new business rules that reduce supply chain costs
• Re-evaluating the policies that have been affected by GST implementation and how to work around them
• Understanding the impact of the evolving supply chain on the organisation and identifying ways of enhancing the overall business

• Recognising procurement not just as a cost differentiator but as an On Time in Full (OTIF) enabler
• Focusing on vendor capacity evaluation to align with organisational growth ambitions
• Shifting from a pure costing or savings driven mindset to a business proposition leading to topline growth
• Integrating procurement with the S&OP process, taking it to the forefront of your organisation

• Assessing the long term viability of forecasting methodologies in a fast changing and global pharmaceutical industry
• Determining the potential of new forecasting methodologies and understanding how they can be applied to achieve accuracy of forecast and planning
• Ensuring the integrity of your data inputs

• Reviewing best practice integration of the forecast & planning, sales, marketing and production departments
• Understanding the obstacles in achieving full integration of all functions
• Providing the means for real-time flow of critical information to ensure accuracy of forecasts and cost-efficiency of plans

• Understanding the specific forecasting challenges associated with new pharmaceutical product launches
• Identifying useful sources of information to inform your forecasting and planning process
• Taking fluctuations in global demand into account and extrapolating effectively in an uncertain global pharmaceutical environment

• Assessing the latest tools and techniques for planning out your logistics strategy across a wide geographical area
• Overcoming the challenges of planning around variable transport infrastructure
• Planning for on-time delivery, cost-efficiency and maintaining product quality
• Balancing technology investment with return on investment

• Assessing the most reliable mix of transport channels to ensure the swift and cost-effective transfer of goods around the country
• Updating on the Government’s plan for infrastructure development in rural areas
• Exploring opportunities for utilizing the railway system for secure and cost-effective transportation of pharmaceutical goods
• Understanding how ports need to be developed to better serve the transportation needs of the export focused pharmaceutical industry
• Evaluating alternative modes of transport for highly sensitive pharmaceutical products

• Determining the benefits and risks of outsourcing your back-end SCM to a 3PL / 4PL
• Calculating the financial gains to be made from an outsourcing model which covers regulatory affairs, release, warehousing and distribution
• Retaining the optimal level of control over the supply chain when working with a 3PL/ 4PL partner
• Evaluating the benefits of centralised vendor integration in the areas of compliance, efficiency, traceability and speed to minimise dependence on multiple vendors and costs

European Healthcare Services

• Setting out clear partnership parameters and service level agreements to ensure consistently high levels of service
• Leveraging opportunities in bonded warehousing to make faster off shelf delivery
• Calculating the performance of your supply chain with respect to speed, execution and accuracy
• Continuously evaluating industry standards and developing benchmarking  practices to create the supply chain of international standards
• Case studies of managing the operations of companies dealing with high purity chemicals and reagents

• Understanding the complex relationships between warehouse processes, supply chain strategy and warehouse design
• Identifying the key criteria that should drive the design and architecture of your warehousing network
• Determining the pros and cons of a centralised versus distributed architecture
• Planning for fluctuations in product demand across the country and building in flexibility
• Evaluating a range of technologies like material handling equipment, mobile storage solutions and inventory management systems, that are best suited to your supply chain strategy
• Integrating warehousing processes with the overall business processes of the organisation using IT

• Examining the challenges faced by pharma companies in managing their supply and taking care of fluctuations in demand and lead time
• Evaluating the traditional ways of inventory management like materials requirement planning and their negative impact on the supply chain
• Overview of global best practices to maintain a balance between demand and supply and achieve minimum inventory cost
• Identifying the latest inventory management tools and technologies to ensure a robust and cost-effective global supply chain

• Understanding and communicating the importance of cold chain in the pharma industry
• Identifying the challenges in the current cold chain especially in the biopharmaceutical companies
• Analysing the various infrastructure challenges
• Training personnel to create a cold chain culture

• Identifying the challenges associated with transfer of temperature sensitive goods across different climatic conditions and modes of transport
• Evaluating options for achieving a consistent temperature level across the end-to-end supply chain
• Determining robust means of tracking temperature fluctuations in real time
• Leveraging advanced packaging solutions for effective cold chain management
• Evaluating viable power back-up options to ensure the consistency of the cold chain

• Understanding the challenges associated with maintaining temperature control throughout your warehousing network
• Segmenting your warehouse according to product temperature requirements whilst optimising space utilisation
• Evaluating cost-effective strategies to optimise network agility and reach for cold chain distribution

• Evaluating current processes for monitoring, managing and ensuring consistent temperature control throughout the chain
• Identifying the key vulnerabilities in the process
• Devising cost-effective processes to establish and enforce good temperature control practices

• Examining the latest functionalities available through advanced SCM tools and how these can be applied to the pharmaceutical supply chain
• Streamlining the supply chain through advanced SCM tools and technologies
• Achieving end-to-end visibility of the global supply chain
• Plugging your supplier base into your SCM to ensure proactive transfer of critical delivery data
• Measuring the tangible benefits of SCM software investment and demonstrating the benefits to the wider organisation

• Understanding the benefits of SCM over and above legacy ERP systems for the supply chain
• Determining the optimal level of integration to achieve good visibility of your supply chain
• Overcoming operational challenges of achieving smooth integration of the two systems

• Developing a responsible supply chain network in your organisation in the areas of:
  - Ethics
  - Labour
  - Health, safety and environment
• Evaluating ways of developing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the supply chain network