\nWith over 1300 suppliers, AstraZeneca has a large and complex global partner network. However, legacy ways of working with its suppliers were undermining accountability and responsiveness during quality events.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe company decided to extend access to suppliers directly within the Veeva Vault Platform to improve efficiency, flexibility, and compliance. Being able to collaborate directly with partners on documents, audits, and quality events has led to fewer bottlenecks and faster cycle times.\n<\/p>\n
\nAstraZeneca\u2019s partners carry out many product-related activities, including API and full manufacturing, testing, distribution, and logistics. Over time, relying on manual workflows and email communication with suppliers created several challenges:<\/p>\n
\nDriven initially by a requirement to collaborate externally on audit findings, AstraZeneca decided to leverage Veeva Quality Cloud to embed partners into key quality processes.\n<\/p>\n
\nBy bringing partners directly into its systems, AstraZeneca has built trust and reduced friction when managing quality processes. It now uses Veeva QMS and Veeva QualityDocs to collaborate with its suppliers on:<\/p>\n
\nAstraZeneca can now grant partners time-limited access to complete specific tasks or activities. Allocating licenses in this way ensures data remains secure and partners have access to the information they need.\n<\/p>\n
\nBy working into the same system, both parties benefit from comprehensive, real-time audit trail visibility. Tasks are easier to monitor and accountability is clear even when specific individuals are unavailable. Ultimately, smoother partner collaboration prevents delays and accelerates overall cycle times.\n<\/p>\n