XAOP introduces Ruby in Pharma

XAOP has implemented an information decision system at UCB Pharma to manage the distribution of medical products over a network of regional distribution centers.

The web-based application proposes a shipment plan, based on the Sales-Forecast and History, that the supply chain manager can easily review and approve for execution.

Here is an overview of some features that help in the analysis & decision making:

  • forecast calculation per distribution center
  • inter depot transfers to further optimize / balance stock levels
  • the possibility to choose between different deployment strategies.
  • prediction of expiry risk for the coming months.

A number of reports show the simulation results in units, cases, volume, value and cost of transportation.

The input data streams are coming from SAP and a data warehouse, but everything can be populated manually as well (eg. Excel Spreadsheets).

The web application was created with Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework with a solid Oracle back end.

Clients

Testimonial of UCB - IT GTSO

XAOP allowed IT to deliver a quality prototype that has evolved into a fully-functional DRP (fair-share allocation module) tailored to suit the business requirements of UCB.

In October '07 , the solution was deployed in India for over 20 customer facing centers.
In November '07 , we deployed an acceptance environment for Belgium and Scandinavia.

The speed and flexibility demonstrated by XAOP using Ruby, undoubtedly made a substantial contribution to the success of the project.

Contact XAOP via mail for more info : info at xaop.com

Events

    No events found.