by SAP
A mid-sized pharmaceutical company was preparing for a company-wide launch of SAP procure-to-pay (P2P).  The organization had minimal experience managing a major process redesign and a technology implementation.  After the Go-Live date was repeatedly pushed back, the client engaged Archstone Consulting to provide support for procurement process redesign, project management and change management.  The goal of Archstone’s work was to ensure the on-time, within budget launch of a basic, standardized and efficient p2p process that met business needs and facilitated compliance with SOX regulation and corporate policies.

Within a few months the team quickly began to see the fruits of their labor - inventory began to decrease and their high customer levels remained the same or increased.  The S&OP process helped ensure inventory goals were highly visible and well understood, increased cross-functional collaboration, and helped to drive customer service levels higher due to better alignment between sales and operations.

Significant bottom line savings, streamlined operations and increased process discipline were achieved for the client by leveraging a service provider with lower cost labor, industry leading tools and technologies, and standardized processes based on leading practices.