Bluefin 1.5 - Release Notes

Today, we’re happy to share that we’ve released Supply Planning on the Bluefin platform with our 1.5 release, along with other fixes & improvements. Supply Planning provides users with the capability to model depot-to-site shipments based off of an existing Demand Plan.

What’s New?

Under the “Supply” tab, you’ll find a new enrollment groups configuration area. You can configure parameters to handle two kinds of inventory: inventory for initial dispensation (safety stock), and inventory for known visits.

Inventory for initial dispensation, or safety stock, is configured through seeding quantity, minimum buffer stock, and maximum buffer stock. Bluefin’s supply planning algorithm will automatically deduct the materials for each initial visit from safety stock, and will trigger a re-order when it reaches the minimum threshold. A re-order will contain enough supplies to fill up to the maximum buffer stock level.

The short and long windows are used to order for known demand.

Seeding uses one of two triggers: first participant enrolled or site activation. You can set site activation dates under the “Enrollment” tab. First participant enrolled date will correspond to the first participant to enroll at a given site, which can also be seen in the “Enrollment” tab.

Site Demand can be viewed in the preview at the bottom-left on the “Forecasting” page. It can also be viewed and exported as a report in the “Reports” page.

Other Improvements

• The “Sites” tab has been renamed to “Enrollment” to better reflect its use.
• Distribution is now located under the “Supply” tab. To create regions & countries, you can use the plus button on the top left of the “Enrollment” tab.
• Improvements when uploading actuals, including the ability to view all previous CSV uploads.
• Some fixes to actualizing forecasts.
• Some fixes and performance improvements for cloud-based forecasting.

These features & improvements are available today for existing users. If you’re not using Bluefin, but are interested in our demand & supply planning product, drop us a line! We’d be happy to demonstrate Bluefin’s capabilities and see if it’s a fit for you.