Even with improved forecasting tools and digital systems in place, pharma supply chains are still battling the same issues: stockouts in one location, overstock in another, missed fill rates, and expired inventory sitting on shelves.

The problem? It’s not always the plan-it’s the execution.

Here are five persistent challenges that pharma supply chain teams face today, and how an intelligent replenishment platform like ZingDRP helps overcome them.

1. Inventory Imbalance Across Locations:  Some locations are sitting on months of stock, while others are out of key SKUs. This leads to blocked capital, higher expiry risk, and lost sales.

Here’s How ZingDRP Solves It:
It auto-generates replenishment plans using AI based on forecast, real-time sales, inventory norms, and shelf life, helping brands maintain optimal stock levels across every location.

2. Manual Replenishment, Stock Transfer Note and Planning:  Teams are still creating STNs and dispatch plans manually using spreadsheets-slowing down response time and increasing planning effort.

Here’s How ZingDRP Solves It:
It automates what to move, how much, and when-based on actual demand and inventory health-removing the need for manual intervention.

3. Low Truck Utilization:  Partial truckloads, last-minute dispatches, and poor routing drive up logistics costs and reduce efficiency.

Here’s How ZingDRP Solves It:
By optimizing for fill rate, zone-level demand, and route efficiency, it helps you make every truck count-without compromising service levels.Whether you have more or less material than planned, the AI-powered solution optimizes the truck load to maximize space-reaching up to 99% utilization.

4. Struggling to Track Batch Expiry Timely:  Without batch-level visibility, expiring stock often goes unnoticed-until it’s too late.

Here’s How ZingDRP Solves It:
Gives you AI enabled real-time visibility into ageing inventory across all locations, helping you dispatch older batches first and reduce expiry losses. Distribute stock to all locations based on shelf life and priority.

5. Too Much Time Spent on Coordination, Not Strategy:  Supply chain teams spend too much time coordinating, adjusting, and fixing inventory gaps-instead of driving performance.

Here’s How ZingDRP Solves It:
By automating the heavy lifting of replenishment and stock transfer planning, your team can shift focus from firefighting to decision-making.

Smarter Execution Starts Here

Pharma supply chains aren’t just about movement-they’re about timing, availability, and control. ZingDRP helps brands reduce stock outs, avoid wastage, and improve service levels across the board-with zero manual guesswork.

If your team is still:

• Creating STNs on Excel
• Struggling with stock gaps every week
• Dispatching without full truck loads

…it’s time to rethink your Distribution Requirement Planning. 

Discover how ZingDRP can help your supply chain move with speed and clarity.

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