80% More Efficient Vendor Audits

USDM revamps antiquated auditing process to save customer's time and money

Learn how USDM Life Sciences helped a rapidly growing global biotech company revamp their supplier auditing program. Over the years, their processes had become cumbersome and antiquated. USDM helped streamline auditing processes, put in place a seasoned team of auditors that reduced the duration of the individual audits, and developed SLAs and reporting to track the effectiveness of the USDM managed service.

The Situation

Global biotech company with $11B in annual revenue
Focused on neurological and autoimmune diseases; more than 10 therapies in market
Hundreds of vendors involved in the overall development and distribution of blockbuster drugs that needed to be audited
Rapid expansion into new markets led to staff being unable to keep up with auditing requirements
Inflexible processes, staff, and antiquated methodologies beginning to create compliance risks

The Solution

USDM’s scope of work included the following

Assess types of vendors and all previous vendor audit reports
Assess core products manufactured from raw materials to final distribution
Assess all previous audit reports
Establish a tracking system to track each audit from identification through execution and final closure
Customer and USDM mutually agreed to a schedule where USDM handled all the remaining auditing logistics and worked as an extension of the customer's team

Improved reporting accuracy

80% decrease in auditing time

$112k savings annually

Auditing-as-a-Service Delivered 80% More Efficient Audits

USDM revamps antiquated auditing process to save customer's time and money