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Medical devices and life science consulting

Boost efficiency and accelerate growth with AXIA’s comprehensive consulting solutions for the life science sector.

Medical Devices & Life Sciences

Transforming operations and delivering results

From order management and production planning to manufacturing and back-office functions, we help life science companies boost efficiency, improve quality, increase speed to market, meet FDA requirements, and navigate mergers and acquisitions. 

We work with various types of organizations, including:

  • Healthcare
  • Life Science
  • Medical Device & Equipment
  • Pharmaceuticals

Our services include:

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Program Management

Expertly execute initiatives on time and within budget.

ERP Project Recovery
Project Recovery

Get your project back on track with our strategic interventions to overcome challenges or setbacks.

Process-Optimization
Process Optimization

Quickly assess your business process maturity, identify opportunities, and implement a sprint-based approach to deliver results.

CASE STUDY

Orthopedic device manufacturer: BOM errors resulting in significant financial variance

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The problem

A manufacturing site of a global orthopedic device manufacturer had BOM errors on more than 20,000 parts and material flow issues, resulting in significant financial variances and excess inventory.

Our Solution

Within just a few weeks, AXIA performed an assessment, determined the root cause, and quickly fixed the BOM errors and the materials factory flows.

Results
  • 254% increase in inventory accuracy
  • Reduced WIP from 15.3M to 6.3M
  • Reduced errored production jobs from 100% to < 3% of jobs
CASE STUDY

Global health and fitness manufacturer and distributor: packaging efficiencies and transportation analytics

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The problem

A health and fitness manufacturer and distributor was experiencing high packaging and transportation costs.

Our Solution

AXIA performed an analysis of over 1.6M small package freight shipments to identify opportunities for improvement. We guided the organization through the implementation of advanced packaging systems to provide “right-sized” packaging and eliminate waste, and identified over $1M+ in transportation cost savings opportunities.

Results
  • Cost savings with multimodal selection via LTL and small parcel
  • Improved packaging efficiencies
  • Increased freight recovery rate
  • Reduced accessorial charges
CASE STUDY

Orthopedic device manufacturer: BOM errors resulting in significant financial variance

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The problem

A manufacturing site of a global orthopedic device manufacturer had BOM errors on more than 20,000 parts and material flow issues, resulting in significant financial variances and excess inventory.

Our Solution

Within just a few weeks, AXIA performed an assessment, determined the root cause, and quickly fixed the BOM errors and the materials factory flows.

Results
  • 254% increase in inventory accuracy
  • Reduced WIP from 15.3M to 6.3M
  • Reduced errored production jobs from 100% to < 3% of jobs
CASE STUDY

Global health and fitness manufacturer and distributor: packaging efficiencies and transportation analytics

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The problem

A health and fitness manufacturer and distributor was experiencing high packaging and transportation costs.

Our Solution

AXIA performed an analysis of over 1.6M small package freight shipments to identify opportunities for improvement. We guided the organization through the implementation of advanced packaging systems to provide “right-sized” packaging and eliminate waste, and identified over $1M+ in transportation cost savings opportunities.

Results
  • Cost savings with multimodal selection via LTL and small parcel
  • Improved packaging efficiencies
  • Increased freight recovery rate
  • Reduced accessorial charges

Our experts

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Bianka Shah
Managing Director, Business Consulting and Organizational Change Management
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Cliff Wilson
Director, Business Consulting
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Doug Blitzer
Managing Director, Microsoft Dynamics 365
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Walt Staudenmaier
Director, Oracle Enterprise Apps

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Increase Revenue

80%

Decreased Lead Time

6

Added factories 

90%

Retention Rate

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In the world of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, som...

By Elzbieta Klimczyk

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Implementing Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations is no eas...

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Embarking on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project can be a da...

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