Planning, inventory and operations for medical supplies manufacturers
Wide portfolios, hospital and pharmacy customers who expect complete deliveries, expiry dates on many items and production that cannot stop. We plan demand and stock, design warehouses and distribution and keep lines running with maintenance and spare parts management.
Time saved per day for the administrator at Hartmann‑Rico
up to 0 h
What medical supplies manufacturers deal with
Complete deliveries
Hospitals and distributors expect every line of the order. One missing item holds up the delivery.
Wide portfolios
Sizes, variants and pack types multiply the number of items to plan.
Expiry dates
Many products expire, so overstock turns into write‑offs.
Production that cannot stop
An unplanned stop on a line means late deliveries to healthcare customers.
What we solve as consultants
S&OP and planning processes
One plan from sales to production and purchasing, with clear roles and a regular rhythm.
Warehouses and distribution
Warehouse layout, picking and delivery frequency for hospitals, pharmacies and distributors.
Spare parts management
For Hartmann‑Rico we built a searchable spare parts database that also evaluates the criticality of each part.
Maintenance strategy
Preventive maintenance planned around the most critical equipment.
Reporting automation
Daily reporting in Power BI from one data source instead of reports assembled by hand.
Veritico for medical supplies manufacturers
Demand forecasting
Forecast per item, market and warehouse, used for production and material planning.
Warehouse replenishment
Warehouse and distribution orders from the forecast, lead times and target service level.
Expiry‑aware ordering
Shelf life enters the order calculation, so stock is planned to be sold before it expires.
Service levels and safety stock
Target availability per product segment, with safety stock calculated to reach it.
The tool we created together with Logio helps us with our daily operations and significantly streamlines processes such as machine repairs. In addition to facilitating searches, the new solution also analyzes and evaluates the criticality of spare parts, thereby optimizing our production overall.
Case studies
Faster spare‑parts search and clear stock visibility for Hartmann
Searchable spare‑parts database with clear stock visibility and daily Power BI reporting, saving admin time and simplifying decisions.
Up to 1 hour saved per day for the administrator
Inventory risk reduction for Oncomed
Value stream mapping and tighter purchasing controls helped Oncomed halve outage risk and release capacity with 60,000 fewer pieces held in stock.
–60,000 pcs average stock
–50% outage risk from input‑material quality
+14% inventory capacity
Questions about medical supplies manufacturing
Yes. Shelf life enters the order calculation, and target service levels can be set per product segment.
Not necessarily. At Hartmann‑Rico we built the tool on top of existing data and Power BI.
With mapping the flow from demand to production and delivery. It shows whether the fix is a process, a plan or a system.
Talk to a medical supplies expert
Tell us about your portfolio, customers and plants. We will suggest where to start.