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Clinical Supply Chain

ZS helps clinical trial logistics teams boost agility and efficiency through data-driven clinical supply planning, digital enablement and AI in clinical trials decision support.

Our approach and technology solutions empower organizations to better manage uncertainty, scale with trial complexity, improve core processes and drive more connected, future-ready clinical supply strategies.

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Challenges we solve

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Future-proof your supply chain

Build future-ready capabilities that address growing complexity, variability and expectations. We focus on advancing planning maturity, operational agility and digital intelligence across the end-to-end supply chain.

Boost agility in planning

With long-range strategy and tactical execution, ZS helps you enable fast, informed decisions through AI in clinical trial forecasting, scenario planning and digital twins. Adapt to trial design changes, enrollment variability and shifting demand with low waste.

Smarter forecasting and sourcing

ZS helps you optimize clinical supply planning and inventory strategies that balance cost and continuity, ensuring the right materials reach the right place at the right time and cost.

Connect and optimize clinical supply chains

Connect data-driven clinical trial logistics with fit-for-purpose technology.

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Our approach

Future-ready capabilities
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Forecast smarter with AI
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ZS helps organizations build long-range strategies and execute with precision using AI in clinical trial forecasting, scenario planning and digital twins—driving savings through better enrollment, dropout and supply forecasts.
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The right materials, price and cost
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ZS blends smarter forecasting, dynamic safety stock policies and sourcing strategies (including comparator availability planning). We enable cost savings by optimizing inventory planning, aligning SAP parameters and reducing safety stock.
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Roadmaps for success
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ZS defines and executes transformation roadmaps that align with enterprise R&D and digital priorities, elevating the supply chain from a support function to a source of competitive advantage. We conduct maturity assessments and define clinical trial supply chain roadmaps that drive transformation.
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Streamlining data and increasing visibility
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ZS builds interoperable visibility platforms, harmonizes data across systems and partners, and deploys forecasting, optimization and gen AI tools to enable faster, smarter decisions.
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Supply chain design and planning
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Build resilient, intelligent supply chains with AI-driven insights, integrated data and decision science for sustainable growth.
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Clinical development
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Advance clinical trials by uniting data, technology and human experience to accelerate meaningful impact.
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Manufacturing, engineering & quality
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Harness Industry 5.0 with AI and analytics to boost efficiency, precision and quality on the shopfloor.
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Logistics & distribution
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Solve logistics challenges across order management, warehousing, transport and last mile delivery.
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Our client impact

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$50+ m
Savings through AI in clinical trials forecasting of enrollment, dropouts and supply planning
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Efficiency gains via decision intelligence and automation, integrating IRT and logistics systems
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Per year savings by optimizing inventory planning, aligning SAP parameters and reducing safety stock
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Meet our experts

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