Illumina Technology: Automating logistics to deliver time-critical health diagnostics

Genomic sequencing drives breakthroughs in rare disease diagnosis, oncology treatment, and clinical research, but discoveries mean nothing if products don’t arrive on time. Illumina Technology eliminated manual, paper-based transportation planning with the SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM) application and SAP Business Network for Logistics. The company automated carrier coordination to ensure temperature-sensitive diagnostics reach hospitals and laboratories when delays of hours or even days can mean the difference between life and death