Supply, production, distribution
and service operations

IfM Engage partners with pharmaceutical and medical device firms to help develop effective supply, production, distribution and service operations capabilities in response to changing strategic context, patient needs, technologies, and the introduction of new products and services.

Challenges we help to support

• Design of global production footprint to ensure the best balance of key performance factors.

• Reconfiguring multi-tier supply chains in response to changing strategic drivers and technological enablers.

• Digital transformation of end-to-end supply chains to improve operational performance and patient outcomes.

• Pharmaceutical supply chain risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

• Reconfiguring supply chains for agile clinical trials.

• Production capability development, including automation planning, predictive maintenance, and designing the ‘factory of the future’.

• Service capability design for healthcare medical devices.

• Distribution capability development, including planning for automated picking and packing.