Large Life Sciences Company
Client Challenge
- Spreadsheet based forecasting and collaboration
- Inaccurate information gathered from multiple sources
- Monitoring and managing of distributor performance
- Lack of integrated system for business intelligence and reliable forecasting
- Minimal ability to analyze demand correlation against key global health factors individually and/or in combination with other factors
MetaChain Facilitated Key Project Activities
- Development of detailed future state processes and data flows and functional requirements
- Development of detailed implementation options and preferred approach
- Development of future state roadmap and implementation plans
- Development of detailed to be design documents to support system implementation
- Configuration of statistical forecasting model
- Configuration of collaborative/consensus based forecasting model
- Configuration of sales & operations planning model
- Development of unit/integrated/system testing plans
- Developed training strategy and conduct super user, end user, and technical user training
- Assistance with developing standard operating procedures
- Engagement management and PMO participation
Client Benefits
- Improved planning and forecasting capabilities
- Enhanced demand visibility and modeling capabilities leading to higher forecast accuracy
- Enhanced visibility to supply chain/distributor channel performance
- Integrated and enterprise-wide forecasting and collaboration process
