A Leading Pharma Company Achieves
50% Time Savings and Eliminates
Payment Tracking Error with
SAP S/4HANA
Executive Summary
Client Overview
Executive Summary
A leading manufacturer of agricultural chemicals, vitamins, and biochemical derivatives faced major inefficiencies in its import operations, lacking product tracking, struggling with inventory expiry, and incurring $150,000–$200,000/month in container rental fees.
Previously dependent on basic tools like Primavera, the company partnered with A5E Consulting to implement SAP S/4HANA. The solution streamlined the entire import lifecycle, from purchase orders to warehouse delivery, enabling complete traceability, a 50% reduction in manpower, and elimination of demurrage through automated alerts and FIFO inventory management.
Client Overview
The Business Challenge
Complex payment tracking failures
Government contracts required sophisticated payment structures. For example, a $100,000 supply order was often paid in four installments or through bill-to-bill arrangements where the first order was paid when the next order was placed, creating tracking nightmares with the legacy Primavera system.
Manual financial processes
Daily financial operations, including bank reconciliation, invoice processing, and payment tracking, required 8 hours of manual work from finance staff, with a high risk of human error.
Audit trail vulnerabilities
There was no systematic tracking of financial transactions or automated audit controls, creating compliance risks and potential for data manipulation.
Data integrity and manipulation risks
Excel-based reporting created opportunities for data manipulation without detection, undermining trust in financial reporting and creating potential compliance issues with government contracts.
Cold chain logistics breakdowns
Temperature-sensitive injections and medicines required refrigerated transport, but the company lacked systematic planning to ensure products were assigned to appropriate vehicles, leading to product spoilage and quality issues.
Lack of real-time visibility for leadership
Senior management relied on Excel sheets and manual reports from accountants, with no way to verify data accuracy or access real-time financial information.
Resource optimization challenges
Multiple employees who were handling standard processes that could be automated led to inefficient resource utilization and increased operational costs.
Overpayment vulnerabilities
Manual payment processing led to costly errors - when vendors had split payment terms (e.g., $10,000 owed in two $5,000 installments), accountants would sometimes pay the full amount immediately, creating cash flow issues and vendor account discrepancies.
A5E’s Approach & Solution
A5E’s Approach & Solution
Key Outcomes & Business Impact
A5E’s Approach & Solution
Key Outcomes & Business Impact
Core Implementation Features:
Key Outcomes & Business Impact
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