Streamlining Procurement Approval Process for a Leading Global Pharmaceuticals Company

About the Client

Our client is a renowned multinational corporation headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. The company specializes in various domains, including delivery technologies, drug development, manufacturing, distribution services, biologics, gene therapies, and consumer health products.

Challenges

• Absence of an integrated JDE-based application for procurement approval involving managing tasks related to work orders, purchase orders, remarks, comments, and attachments
• Reliance on resource availability at specific locations made processes time-consuming
• Need for an integrated solution with JDE that provides real-time data, status updates, and the ability to approve/reject work orders and purchase orders while being location and medium-independent

LTM Solution

• Proposed a hybrid mobile app-based solution that offers an intuitive interface and encompasses PO approval and Work Order Management functionality
• The hybrid nature of the solution allows multiple mobile service providers to utilize a single application
• Developed a PaaS Mobile Hub layer that seamlessly integrates with JDE's BSSV service
• Provided an exclusive mobile app hosting site for internal company employees to maintain a secure environment for testing and production

Business Benefits

• End-to-end ERP business solution for project coordinators and representatives to manage purchase and work orders and their approvals
• Complete stand-alone cloud-based solution in integration with company systems
• Complete digital solution in compatibility with latest and legacy devices/media 
• Established the client’s first digital cloud footprint into mobility
• Eliminated location and medium dependency, enabling on-the-go procurement approval
• Achieved an 80% improvement in the efficiency of the approval process
• Successfully transformed the procurement approval process by implementing LTM’s innovative solution, embracing mobility and real-time data while achieving remarkable efficiency gains