Establishing a Compliant Healthcare Distribution Center for a medical device manufacturer
Compliance
achieved
Removed
unnecessary expense
Operational
On Day one
Client
Leading medical device manufacturer
Sector
Healthcare
Location
Memphis, TN
Scope
New healthcare distribution center
Services
Warehouse & Distribution, Regulatory Compliance
Compliance was not optional. Neither was the budget.
A leading medical device manufacturer engaged Leverage Supply Chain Group to support the development of a new healthcare distribution center in Memphis, TN. The facility had to meet rigorous regulatory compliance standards while controlling cost and ensuring the operation ran efficiently from the first day.
The contractor had produced an initial design. It was built to satisfy the requirements, but it had not been tested against them line by line, and the gap between what the regulations asked for and what the plans specified was being paid for in capital cost.
What stood in the way, and what we were asked to deliver.
What stood in the way
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Standards with no room to miss
Healthcare distribution carries requirements that are not negotiable and not forgiving of late discovery. -
A design nobody had pressure-tested
The contractor's plans had not been checked against the specific regulations that applied. -
Cost and compliance pulling apart
The usual response to regulatory risk is to overbuild, which is expensive and often unnecessary. -
A launch date that could not move
The facility had to be ready to operate, not nearly ready.
What we were asked to deliver
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Standards with no room to miss
Healthcare distribution carries requirements that are not negotiable and not forgiving of late discovery. -
Standards with no room to miss
Healthcare distribution carries requirements that are not negotiable and not forgiving of late discovery. -
Standards with no room to miss
Healthcare distribution carries requirements that are not negotiable and not forgiving of late discovery. -
Standards with no room to miss
Healthcare distribution carries requirements that are not negotiable and not forgiving of late discovery.
Three changes to the plan.
Critical plan evaluation
A detailed review of the contractor's initial designs, identifying where compliance alignment could be improved and where cost could come out without touching the standard.
HVAC optimization
System placement adjusted to ensure proper environmental control and protect product integrity, which is the part of the building a healthcare auditor looks at first.
Security redesign
Security features streamlined by aligning them directly with TSA and healthcare regulations, eliminating redundancies that added cost without adding compliance.
Their expertise in design and regulatory requirements saved us significant costs and ensured our distribution center was ready on day one.
What the client got.
Compliance achieved
The distribution center met all healthcare regulatory requirements, confirmed against the standards before construction rather than after.
Cost taken out
The redesign eliminated unnecessary expense in HVAC and security without compromising any standard the facility had to meet.
Operational on day one
The facility launched smoothly and is now fully operational, supporting the client's healthcare supply chain
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