1. Business challenge
To grow market share, Charmacy Pharmaceutical wanted to reach new customers beyond southern China. How could the firm achieve this?
Transformation
To manage growing data volumes and uncover valuable insights in real time, Charmacy Pharmaceutical selected SAP HANA® on IBM® Power Systems™.
“With SAP HANA on Power we’re strengthening our place in the market and can deliver healthcare to customers beyond southern China.”
—Jianbo Fan, CTO, Charmacy Pharmaceutical
Jianbo Fan, CTO, Charmacy Pharmaceutical
Business benefits:
Deepens
insight into customer supply needs with real-time analytics
Boosts integration of data across business departments for greater company-wide efficiency
Enables smoother operating practices with vital business partners and suppliers
Charmacy Pharmaceutical Finds the perfect cure to improve access to healthcare with real-time analytics
Solution components:
SAP HANA®
IBM® AIX®
IBM PowerVM®
IBM Power® System S822L
IBM Power System S822
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Founded in 1984 and based in Guangdong Province, Charmacy Pharmaceutical is one of the leading pharmaceutical distribution companies in southern China. The company supplies medicines, medical apparatus and healthcare products to other distributors, pharmacy stores, hospitals, clinics, and health centers. With distribution centers in Foshan and Shantou and its own transportation fleet, Charmacy Pharmaceutical generated sales turnover of 3,397 billion yuan in (USD 490 million).
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Charmacy Pharmaceutical
Company Background
Founded in 1984 and based in Guangdong Province, Charmacy Pharmaceutical is one of the leading pharmaceutical distribution companies in southern China. The company supplies medicines, medical apparatus and healthcare products to other distributors, pharmacy stores, hospitals, clinics, and health centers. With distribution centers in Foshan and Shantou and its own transportation fleet, Charmacy Pharmaceutical generated sales turnover of 3,397 billion yuan in 2015 (USD 490 million).
Business challenge
To grow market share, Charmacy Pharmaceutical wanted to reach new customers beyond southern China. How could the firm achieve this?
The benefit
Implementing SAP HANA on Power accelerates key decision making at Charmacy Pharmaceutical, with real-time analytics delivering rapid insights into purchasing, distribution and market trends.
Pull Quote
“With SAP HANA on Power we’re strengthening our place in the market and can deliver healthcare to customers beyond southern China.”
—Jianbo Fan, CTO, Charmacy Pharmaceutical
Solution components
SAP HANA®
IBM® AIX®
IBM PowerVM®
IBM Power® System S822L
IBM Power System S822
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
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