Challenge
A confidential portfolio with staggered country launches had uneven safety-stock policies and single-source dependencies. Regulatory timing variability and long lead times created stockout and bridging-stock risk, threatening timelines and working capital.
Approach
We segmented SKUs and suppliers by criticality, built demand-driven safety-stock rules tied to approval risk, and developed dual-sourcing playbooks. Scenario models quantified contingency needs, and we established backstop CMO slots and a cadence for supplier monitoring and rapid slot activation.
Impact
The client reduced single-source exposure, had contingency plans across all launch-critical SKUs, and gained clearer inventory forecasts — lowering stockout risk and improving supply confidence with product strategy stakeholders.
