How Roche is Optimising Global Lab Supply Chains With Tecsys

Organisations whose operations involved working in laboratories must streamline inventory management to help prevent stockouts, reduce waste and avoid costly overstocking.

Not only will this help improve workflow and reduce manual error, but it will also ensure critical supplies are always available.

With this in mind, pharmaceutical giant Roche has chosen to integrate Tecsys’ Elite platform across its main laboratory sites in more than 50 countries. The solution will be integrated with Roche’s SAP backend and will enable real-time visibility, replenishment and automated tracking by streamlining inventory management for laboratory reagents and consumables. 

The partnership targets 1,000 installations over the next five years and spotlights Tecsys’ ability to empower organisations to thrive in the changing healthcare industry.

Peter Brereton, President and CEO at Tecsys, explains: "We are proud to support Roche in providing cutting-edge inventory management solutions to hospitals and laboratories around the world.

"Their trust in our solution is a testament to the transformative impact of modern supply chain technology."

Strategic supply chain modernisation

Roche called upon Tecsys’ Elite system to manage the high-volume, complex inventory demands of its international network of core laboratories.

As well as enhancing operational complexity at scale to craft a unified and standardised approach to inventory management, the platform will also offer greater automation to reduce human error and manual processes. 

Tecsys’ Elite platform will allow central teams to monitor stock levels, usage and replenishment needs in real-time by providing a unified view of inventory. By integrating with Roche’s SAP backend, it will avoid data silos or duplication by ensuring inventory data and operational workflows remain synchronised across enterprise systems. 

Elite is also hosted on AWS, allowing Roche to meet regulatory standards and support laboratory operations across the globe. 

Tecsys empowers Roche to ensure product availability, enhance supply chain agility and scale its laboratory network with confidence by tackling both the technical and and operational sides of inventory management.

About Tecsys Elite

Elite is a leading cloud-based supply chain management platform that minimises training overhead and simplifies operations.

The solution maintains centralised real-time inventory visibility, usage tracking and automated replenishment workflows by automsting the full inventory lifecycle for laboratory reagents and consumables and integrating with Roche’s SAP backend. 

Elite ensures hospitals and labs can maintain regulatory compliance and operational continuity by supporting healthcare-specific needs such as the management of consumables, reagents and clinical supplies. 

The platform will also enable automated and standardised inventory management across 1,000 core laboratories across the world by becoming the core of the navify Inventory solution.

How will the platform improve Roche’s lab network?

Roche can effectively secure and scale its solutions by utilising the solution and cloud-native system hosted on AWS infrastructure. 

The system will enhance Roche’s lab network by:

• Enhancing inventory visibility: Roche can access better oversight into its labs as the platform offers centralised and real-time tracking of consumables and reagents across its labs in more than 50 countries. 
• Automating replenishment: Elite will enhance consistency and reduce downtime by automating reorder triggers and inventory monitoring to reduce use of manual processes.
• Faster site deployment: Roche can scale efficiently without disrupting operations as the system is designed for rapid rollout, with implementation only taking a few days per lab. 
• Stronger digital infrastructure: The platform offers the scalability, security and reliability needed for international healthcare operations as it is hosted on AWS. 

Roche will strengthen its lab network by utilising Tecsys Elite platform to deliver visibility, automation and control to secure operational excellence.

The shift towards agile and cloud-native supply chain technologies in healthcare

Tecsys and Roche’s collaboration points to a wider industry trend of organisations utilising cloud-native and agile supply chain technologies to craft faster and more connected supply chains. 

Cloud-native platforms like Tecsys Elite allow international healthcare organisations to scale efficiently across regions while securing consistent standards and performance.

Not only do these platforms enable rapid real-time adjustments to allow organisations to respond to changes in demand, supply constraints and regulatory changes, but it also enhances automation to support proactive decision-making.

The partnership points to the wider industry trend of technological advancement, where organisations are embracing technology to support end-to-end operational excellence, seamless functions and healthcare delivery.

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