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Roche: Advancing medicine by optimising financial forecasting with predictive planning

Explore Roche’s journey with SAP

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Roche) develops medical advancements needed worldwide. The company depends on R&D finance for financial forecasts that direct the company’s innovative drug development. To streamline and accelerate its financial forecasting process with predictive planning, Roche turned to SAP Analytics Cloud.

70

%

of forecast data entry points automated with SAP Analytics Cloud.

2

hours to generate a US$4.2 billion financial forecast – reduced from several weeks.

14,000

forecast data entry points automated.

Every minute we allow our R&D organisation to focus on the science has an exponential impact on bringing transformative medicines and treatments to society.

David Dubowski
Head of R&D Finance
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

SAP helps Roche run better

Key business outcomes and benefits

  • Enabled the R&D finance organisation to embrace digitalisation and automation
  • Automated 14,000 out of 20,000 forecast data entry points
  • Achieved a 7% improvement in forecast accuracy
  • Enabled the R&D finance team to deliver critical insights that lead to actions, instead of just manipulating and adjusting data
  • Created efficient cross-functional collaboration between IT, business units, and finance centres of excellence

Featured solutions and services

  • SAP Analytics Cloud combines business intelligence, augmented analytics, predictive analytics, and enterprise planning into one cloud environment.

About Roche

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Roche) is one of the world’s largest biotech companies, as well as a leading provider of in-vitro diagnostics and a global supplier of transformative, innovative solutions across major disease areas. Throughout Roche’s 125-year journey, commitment to people and patients has always remained its most important priority.

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