#03 Client Showcase

For one leading pharmaceutical laboratory, success and double-digit sales growth came with a cost: an overburdened supply chain that threatened to reduce market share.

The effort vastly improved the company’s planning and execution functions, they knew that in order to succeed in this era of technology their accounting systems needed to be much more robust than what they are. They turned to WP consulting to improve their accounting systems.

For one leading pharmaceutical laboratory, success and double-digit sales growth came with a cost: an overburdened supply chain that threatened to reduce market share.

WPPOP’s end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

WPPOP is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At WPPOP, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, WPPOP is a private company fully owned by its employees.

WPPOP is a joint venture established by WPPOP Technologies Co., Ltd. and Global Marine Systems Limited. Combining the substantial expertise of the two parent companies, WPPOP Marine integrates the state-of-the-art optical transmission technology and 160 years of marine engineering and installation excellence, with a strong commitment to the development of innovative submarine cable network solutions throughout the globe.

WPPOP Marine delivers highly reliable, cost-effective turnkey submarine cable system solutions incorporating system design, integration and installation services with an on-going focus and commitment to customer support for network operators.

As a leading service brand, WPPOP is committed to providing customers with reliable and secure services capable of sustainable evolution, bridging the present to the future for enterprises.

WPPOP helps medium- and large-sized enterprises address problems in transformation and enables the enterprises to take advantage of business opportunities in the future. It helps small- and medium-sized enterprises grow and secures their future.

WPPOP adheres to service boundaries and the three “don’t” (we don’t develop applications, we don’t touch customers’ data, and we don’t make equity investment). WPPOP collaborates with customers for joint innovation, continuously creating values for customers and partners. As of February 2018, WPPOP has 100 services under 14 categories and over 60 solutions specifically suited for the manufacturing, healthcare, e-commerce, Internet of Vehicles, SAP, HPC, and IoT sectors, serving a large number of famous enterprises.

• Improve sales and operations and production planning:The teams focused their efforts on a few of the highest-value S&OP levers in order to review the current planning process, identify gaps in the planning infrastructure and analytically understand demand and supply variability.
• Determine the right inventory level:With hundreds of medications in the market, Pharm Ltd. needed a proper method to predict and manage their inventory. Using a mean absolute percentage analysis (MAPE), the teams defined appropriate levels for raw materials and finished products by mapping actual versus forecasted sales on the most important SKUs.
• Optimize the supply chain for perfect order planning:

The diagnostic determined the stressors that affected sales and service levels. The teams focused on resolving issues related to higher-than-normal back-orders and lead times, which stressed the entire supply chain and led to delays in medications reaching consumers.