tulanā - Decision Intelligence for Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Optimize Complex Supply Chain Decisions with Mathematical Precision
Pharmaceutical supply chains face unprecedented complexity: cGMP compliance constrains manufacturing flexibility, demand uncertainty spans years, and capacity decisions have long-lasting consequences. Traditional planning tools, spreadsheets and ERP systems, cannot capture these interdependencies. tulanā builds custom Decision Intelligence solutions that help pharmaceutical companies navigate this complexity with confidence.
tulanā combines mathematical optimization, machine learning, and simulation to deliver actionable supply chain decisions. Our platform evaluates thousands of scenarios simultaneously, from supplier disruptions to demand spikes to regulatory changes, optimizing across hundreds of thousands of variables and constraints. This enables you to identify vulnerabilities, quantify risk exposure, and develop robust contingency plans, far beyond what human planners can grasp. The result: supply plans that reduce costs, improve service levels, and build resilience against disruption.
Why Decision Intelligence Matters
Consider a "simple" planning problem: 20 products, 5 production sites, 5 production configurations, 120 monthly periods, and 5 demand scenarios. This creates 300,000 interdependent decision variables. A human planner struggles to keep even a fraction of these trade-offs in mind. Critical interactions are missed. Costs accumulate. Risks go undetected.
tulanā's optimization engine finds optimal decisions across this complexity in minutes, not months.
Pharmaceutical Use Cases
Capacity Planning & Network Optimization
Plan your entire supply network over 5-10 year horizons. Optimize across your entire value chain, from API synthesis through formulation, packaging, and distribution, while accounting for demand uncertainty, new drug launches, regulatory approvals, and capacity investments.
Our simulation capabilities let you test critical decisions across multiple scenarios before committing resources:
How would a supplier disruption affect your network?
What configuration minimizes exposure to geopolitical risks?
We help you move from reactive firefighting to proactive resilience building.
Supply Planning and Production Scheduling
Determine optimal production quantities, batch sizes, and scheduling sequences across multiple facilities. Our models account for setup times, changeover costs, equipment qualifications, and cGMP requirements, delivering production plans that maximize throughput while maintaining compliance. Simultaneously balance service levels, production costs, and inventory investments while respecting cold chain requirements and regional regulatory differences.
Inventory Optimization & Safety Stock Planning
Optimize safety stock levels, reorder points, and inventory positioning across your network. Balance service level targets against carrying costs while respecting shelf-life constraints and cold chain requirements. Reduce waste from expiry while ensuring product availability.
Constraints We Model
Our platform captures the full complexity of pharmaceutical operations:
- Multi-stage production with complex bills of materials and cross-border regulations
- Capacity limitations across manufacturing and distribution and trade tariffs
- cGMP compliance and process validation requirements
- and many more…
Built By Decision Science Experts
tulanā was founded by former Boston Consulting Group Lead Data Scientists with deep expertise in optimization and pharmaceutical operations. We don't offer off-the-shelf software, we build custom solutions that capture your specific constraints and deliver measurable results.
About Pharma Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation Programme 2026
Pharma Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation Programme 2026, organized by World BI, is an exclusive, invitation-only event designed to bring together senior supply chain and logistics professionals from the pharmaceutical industry. This high-level gathering serves as a premier platform for industry leaders and solution providers to explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of pharmaceutical supply chain management.
Join us in person to gain valuable insights from top industry experts and learn from their extensive experience. With a carefully curated agenda, the programme will focus on key areas such as:
Digital Transformation in Supply Chain
Cold Chain Logistics and Temperature-Controlled Distribution
Risk Management & Supply Chain Resilience
Regulatory Compliance & Evolving Global Standards
The event will feature tailored sessions led by global experts, ensuring an engaging and impactful experience. Our distinguished speaker lineup includes thought leaders from Pfizer, Novartis, GSK, Roche, Merck, Sanofi, and more—offering high-value discussions and actionable takeaways.
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to connect, collaborate, and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics.