Case Study: Global Pharma Company cuts inventory by 40% and boosts supply chain collaboration with GEP NEXXE (GEP)

Global Pharma Company Improves Supply Chain Collaboration, Cuts Inventory 40% With GEP NEXXE

A global pharmaceutical company with operations in 65 countries and 120+ legal entities struggled with fragmented supplier management across multiple ERPs and manual processes. The dispersed supplier base delivered time‑sensitive materials and short‑shelf‑life ingredients, and the lack of a single source of truth caused poor visibility, capacity constraints, rejections and stockouts.

GEP implemented the GEP NEXXE platform, connecting multiple ERPs (including ECC and S/4H), harmonizing with GEP S2P, and introducing automated vendor‑managed inventory and real‑time collaboration. The unified solution reduced obsolete inventory by up to 40%, cut order‑to‑receipt lead times 10–20%, shortened issue resolution times 30–40%, improved order and warehouse productivity 20–30%, and increased overall operational efficiency by roughly 50%.