IBM Case Studies Mankind Pharma uses information insight to create growth opportunities

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Mankind Pharma uses information insight to create growth opportunities

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers
Applicable Industries	Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Procurement Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services System Integration
Challenge	Mankind Pharma, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies in India, was facing challenges due to poor visibility and integration across its extensive operations. The lack of a unified way of controlling and monitoring business activity made it difficult for decision-makers to gain the trusted insight they needed to optimize operations and plan strategy accordingly. This was holding the company back from making the most of growth opportunities in India's booming pharmaceuticals market. For instance, onboarding new carrying and forwarding agents took several weeks, by which time valuable opportunities to expand might be missed. Read More
About Customer	Mankind Pharma is among the top five fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies in India. Founded in 1995, the company has over 11,000 employees and a turnover of more than USD560 million. As a fully integrated pharmaceutical company, Mankind Pharma operates a comprehensive network of 16 manufacturing plants, 59 carrying and forwarding (C&F) agents, and 7,500 stockists. The company was looking to make the most of opportunities in India's booming pharmaceuticals market, which is expected to reach more than USD47 billion by 2018. Read More
Solution	Mankind Pharma decided to unify its operations on integrated SAP applications, running on leading IBM server and storage technology. The company worked with IBM Global Business Services to bring more than 100 entities onto a single SAP ERP platform within a tight implementation window of just seven months. The entire infrastructure is expertly managed by IBM Global Technology Services, delivering optimum availability and reliability while freeing Mankind Pharma from the expense and effort of system maintenance. The new solutions are delivering unprecedented visibility into business activity and have improved planning accuracy by 40 percent, helping teams make smarter decisions. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers

Applicable Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Procurement

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Challenge

Mankind Pharma, one of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies in India, was facing challenges due to poor visibility and integration across its extensive operations. The lack of a unified way of controlling and monitoring business activity made it difficult for decision-makers to gain the trusted insight they needed to optimize operations and plan strategy accordingly. This was holding the company back from making the most of growth opportunities in India's booming pharmaceuticals market. For instance, onboarding new carrying and forwarding agents took several weeks, by which time valuable opportunities to expand might be missed.

About Customer

Mankind Pharma is among the top five fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies in India. Founded in 1995, the company has over 11,000 employees and a turnover of more than USD560 million. As a fully integrated pharmaceutical company, Mankind Pharma operates a comprehensive network of 16 manufacturing plants, 59 carrying and forwarding (C&F) agents, and 7,500 stockists. The company was looking to make the most of opportunities in India's booming pharmaceuticals market, which is expected to reach more than USD47 billion by 2018.

Solution

Mankind Pharma decided to unify its operations on integrated SAP applications, running on leading IBM server and storage technology. The company worked with IBM Global Business Services to bring more than 100 entities onto a single SAP ERP platform within a tight implementation window of just seven months. The entire infrastructure is expertly managed by IBM Global Technology Services, delivering optimum availability and reliability while freeing Mankind Pharma from the expense and effort of system maintenance. The new solutions are delivering unprecedented visibility into business activity and have improved planning accuracy by 40 percent, helping teams make smarter decisions.

Impact #1	Mankind Pharma has moved from manual processes to streamlined, online transaction processing, improving efficiency and accuracy.
Impact #2	The company has developed more than 50 different reporting dashboards, updated on a daily basis, which provide detailed views of manufacturing, planning, sales and distribution, financial information and more.
Impact #3	With rapid, deep insight into all aspects of operations, executives can make smarter, timelier decisions, helping Mankind Pharma boost business performance and profitability.

Impact #1

Mankind Pharma has moved from manual processes to streamlined, online transaction processing, improving efficiency and accuracy.

Impact #2

The company has developed more than 50 different reporting dashboards, updated on a daily basis, which provide detailed views of manufacturing, planning, sales and distribution, financial information and more.

Impact #3

With rapid, deep insight into all aspects of operations, executives can make smarter, timelier decisions, helping Mankind Pharma boost business performance and profitability.

Benefit #1	Reduced procurement costs by seven to eight percent
Benefit #2	Improved planning accuracy by 40 percent
Benefit #3	Reduced the time taken to onboard new carrying and forwarding agents from one month to one hour

Benefit #1

Reduced procurement costs by seven to eight percent

Benefit #2

Improved planning accuracy by 40 percent

Benefit #3

Reduced the time taken to onboard new carrying and forwarding agents from one month to one hour

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Mankind Pharma uses information insight to create growth opportunities

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