Case Study: Fortune 500 Medical Company achieves supply chain savings and faster fulfillment with RR Donnelley

Supply Chains Unified, Simplified for Profitability

Fortune 500 Medical Company, a leading developer and manufacturer of glucose monitoring systems, needed to unify and simplify its supply chain after a major acquisition added complexity to an already cost-sensitive, highly competitive market. The company’s goals were to improve product availability, become more demand-driven and flexible, reduce total supply chain costs, and expand capacity without major capital expenditures. RR Donnelley (RRD) was brought in to help address these challenges.

RR Donnelley introduced a postponed final product configuration and kitting solution, shipping basic glucose meters to RRD facilities in the U.S., Poland, and Singapore for kitting and distribution. The solution included supplier management, compliance support, serialization, reduced print suppliers, freight optimization, and end-to-end visibility via iViewXT. Results included more than $5 million in annualized supply chain savings, over 70% reduction in freight costs per kit, fulfillment time reduced from one month to one week, virtually eliminated backorders, and lower inventories with less capital expense.