Westernacher

Life Sciences

Market dynamics are rapidly reshaping the Life Sciences industry. Rising costs, increased government regulation, stiff competition, rapid consolidation, managed care and e-business are driving Life Science organizations to re-evaluate their business models and operations in order to stay competitive. In the midst of this change, when biotechnology is fast realizing its huge potential, information technology is taking on an expanded role in helping the Life science sector take advantage of new opportunities for growth.

Whether your focus is originator pharmaceuticals, generics, biotech, crop sciences, OTC or medical devices, Westernacher is an experienced partner who combines detailed business expertise of your industry and strong IT capabilities into unique service offerings that ensure you bridge the divide between merely competing and winning.

At Westernacher we have over two decades of profound experience in the Life Sciences industry. In 1980 Westernacher started serving customers in this sector by providing warehouse and distribution solutions for complex and demanding requirements. Since the early 90’s, we have built up comprehensive professional expertise in the strategy, finance and controlling area. We have developed a set of innovative approaches to help customers in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sectors to implement strategy and to optimize their business processes and enterprise systems.

Today, we help companies in the Life Sciences industry to:

• Implement new strategy through change management, strategy communication and decision support systems.
• Gain valuable insight into product profitability in an industry where price regulations, chargebacks, and global supply chains make transparency into global product and customer profitability a challenge for most large players.
• Develop and implement the right decision support systems for effective product life cycle management.
• Continuously improve the supply chain by providing the KPIs and cause-and-effect analysis to manage the supply chain effectively.
• Improve demand and supply planning by deploying state-of-the-art and emerging technology.
• Effectively manage all documents and workflows throughout the R&D organization, including e-Submission of study results to FDA or other regulatory agencies.
• Develop world-class production and materials management systems and ensure optimization and certification.
• Optimize intra-logistics by integrating automated, RF-supported and manual procedures using our own SAP-certified warehouse system WLS®.
• Implement dependable accrual systems.
• Design, reengineer and optimize chargeback, Medicare/Medicaid and rebate processes.

However, since our objective is to give our clients a keen competitive edge, our solutions don’t stop at the state-of-the-art in strategy, processes and systems. Together with our customers, we define and implement the next level of excellence. To do this successfully, time and again, Westernacher offers the combination of business consulting services and technologies that are specially tailored to the needs of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare companies.

Service Offerings

• Strategy Implementation
• Business and IT Alignment
• ERP System Refurbishment and Optimization
• Enterprise Application Integration
• ECM
• HR Management
• Demand Management and Supply Chain Solutions
• Post-merger Integration
• Intra-logistics Solutions integrating requirements management, quality assurance, central warehouse operations, weighing & dispensing, production, packaging, and shipment