The supplier portal in the pharmaceutical industry – Web EDI

Improving people's lives

Employees at the German site of a pharmaceutical company work every day to make medicines more accessible and help patients regain independence. This is made possible by innovative speciality medicines, generics, over-the-counter products, affordable pricing, and dedicated services.

To ensure a seamless collaboration with suppliers, the company relies on DATAGROUP's supplier portal:

• The entire procurement process is handled through the supplier portal.
• All necessary documents between the company and its suppliers are exchanged fully electronically all process stages: forecasts, orders, order changes, order confirmations, delivery schedules, delivery schedule call-offs, and pick-up notifications.
• For orders with long lead time, the frequent changes to order items are a particular challenge that must be mapped with pinpoint accuracy.

Key functions of the supplier portal

• Management of connected suppliers and associated document types
• B2B portal for process optimization, including the bidirectional exchange of additional information (e.g., drawing numbers) and a field-accurate order change history
• Consignment warehouse management with online stock queries
• Increased supply chain transparency through status indicators and traffic light functions
• Pick-up notifications from supplier to the company incl. load carrier management and dangerous goods processing (GGVS)