Medication demand planning
Plan medication inventories to actual demand.
Medication demand planning forecasts consumption from patient data, seasonality and treatment plans, minimising shortages and expiry.
- Lower inventory
- Cost reduction
- More safety
stockouts
expiry
payback
inventory turnover
Calculated from fewer emergency purchases, less expired medication and lower inventory costs.
- 01
Data integration
Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Medication demand planning.
- 02
Data quality
Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.
- 03
Model development
Train and validate the Medication demand planning model on historical data.
- 04
Pilot
Pilot Medication demand planning in one area and collect feedback.
- 05
Rollout
Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.
Steps
Data sources
Stakeholders
From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.
Inventory data
Stock levels, movements and locations.
Patient data
Treatment data, appointments and resource use.
ERP data
Master and transaction data from ERP.
Appointment data
Patient and customer appointments with history.
Supplier data
Lead times, certificates, prices and ratings.
Documents
Specifications, quotes, contracts and reports.
Patient management
Improves processes and resource utilisation.
Purchasing
Improves negotiations and supplier selection.
Controlling
Quantifies effects and supports budgeting.
IT
Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.
Lower inventory
Cost reduction
More safety
Better planning
Higher efficiency
With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.
Central data platform
Real-time data integration
Scalable analytics pipelines
Reusable data products
Inventory optimisation
Forecasts drive inventory and procurement.
Demand forecasting
Data flow enables more precise forecasts.
Supplier scoring
Quality and delivery data feed scoring.
Management Cockpits
Revenue, margin and cash at a glance – updated daily instead of once a month.
Finance & Controlling Reporting
Month-end close and cost-center reports without an Excel marathon at the start of the month.
Sales & CRM Analytics
Make pipeline, forecast and customer potential visible instead of guessing in the CRM.