The client is a $20 billion global pharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio spanning the development, manufacturing, and distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, and consumables that are essential to drug formulation and production. Serving a broad base of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide, they play a critical role in ensuring the availability of high-quality, compliant raw materials that enable life-saving and life-enhancing therapies to reach the market. Their scale, global reach, and deep expertise have positioned them as a trusted partner to some of the world’s most prominent drug manufacturers.

SOLUTION

Aligned Automation partnered with the client to reimagine their materials integration framework through a targeted AI-powered solution built on Power Apps. The transformation focused on optimizing data, automating workflows, and ensuring scalability, while preserving the integrity of existing business processes.

Key components of the solution included:

1. Workflow Automation: Developed a New Item Code (NIC) Tracker within Power Apps to streamline the creation, approval, and integration of new codes into the BOM. This tracker established transparent, auditable workflows with clearly defined ownership and accountability.  

2. Real-Time Visibility Platform: Established interactive dashboards that provided real-time insights into material integration progress. These dashboards highlighted delays and bottlenecks across approvals, requests, and material readiness, empowering teams with actionable data to drive faster decisions.  

3. Data Quality Optimization: Consolidated siloed data sources into a unified data model, eliminating duplicates and cleaning datasets through AI-powered validation. This ensured that Power Apps was consistently fed with reliable, accurate, and standardized data, which reduced the need for manual intervention.  

4. Intelligent Integration: Deployed AI-driven agents to detect anomalies in incoming data streams, flag inconsistencies, and provide predictive insights to support proactive materials management. This helped teams anticipate and resolve potential delays before they could escalate.

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CONCLUSION

This transformation went beyond implementing technology. It redefined how materials data flows through the business to improve efficiency, accuracy, and agility. Aligned Automation worked closely with the client to align technology with operational realities and ensured seamless adoption that delivered immediate value.

Through AI, data optimization, and Power Apps, the client unlocked measurable performance improvements and established a scalable foundation for future innovation. This project illustrates how operational excellence and AI-driven insights can solve longstanding challenges and support long-term business growth.