Pharma supply chains are too complex for human intuition alone
Pharmaceutical supply chains involve thousands of interdependent decisions. The complexity grows exponentially - beyond what any human can grasp.
What do we need decision intelligence for?
To answer complex questions that are very difficult to solve optimally with traditional planning methods:
Which site transfers would lead to optimal service levels and minimize delay risks?
How do I set production targets for market entry of new drugs?
How do I steady my network against the impact of tariffs?
Why are these questions difficult to answer?
Complexity grows exponentially with network size and scenarios, making things difficult for humans
Consider a "simple" planning problem: 5 products, 4 production sites, 120 planning periods, 5 scenarios, and 10 configurations. Even this modest setup creates over 120,000 decisions - each affecting the others.
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A human planner, even with spreadsheets and experience, can only evaluate a handful of scenarios. Critical trade-offs are missed. Costs accumulate. Risks go undetected.
tulanā's optimization engine evaluates thousands of scenarios simultaneously, finding optimal decisions across hundreds of thousands of variables and constraints - in minutes, not months.
Use cases
Our Decision intelligence platform addresses the most complex challenges in pharmaceutical supply chain management.
Capacity Planning &
Network Optimization
Optimize your entire value chain with proactive resilience.
Plan your entire supply network over 5-10 year horizons. From API synthesis through formulation, packaging, and distribution, while accounting for demand uncertainty, new drug launches, regulatory approvals, and capacity investments.
Supply Planning &
Production Scheduling
Maximize throughput while maintaining compliance.
Determine optimal production quantities, batch sizes, and scheduling sequences across multiple facilities. Account for setup times, changeover costs, equipment qualifications, and cGMP requirements.
Inventory Optimization &
Safety Stock Planning
Reduce waste from expiry while ensuring availability.
Optimize safety stock levels, reorder points, and inventory positioning across your network. Balance service level targets against carrying costs while respecting shelf-life constraints and cold chain requirements.
Constraints we model
Our platform captures the full complexity of pharmaceutical operations.
Multi-Stage Production
Bills of materials, API synthesis, and formulation variants.
Guarantee that your production is optimized e2e.
Capacity & Trade
Manufacturing limits, tariffs, and trade regulations.
Be prepared for sudden shifts in global supply dynamics.
cGMP & Compliance
Process validation, equipment qualifications, and audits.
Ensure compliance is built into every decision.
& many more...
Shelf-life, cold chain, and lead times.
Rest assured that all constraints are modeled together.
Would you like to see what this looks like in practice?
Schedule a meeting with our team and discover how Decision intelligence can transform your operations.