Optimising Pre-Manufacturing Processes including planning and scheduling for a Global Pharmaceutical Leader.
Challenges
About the Client:
A leading global provider of pharmaceutical technologies and specialty chemicals, known for its expertise in specialty excipients and film coating systems. The company operates a complex ‘Make to Order’ model, managing thousands of formulations and finished goods across a global network of plants.
The organisation wanted to automate the pre-manufacturing steps of 100% of batches scheduled into the system thereby reducing many of its repetitive manual tasks and increasing manufacturing capacity with optimisation of equipment maintenance and downtimes.
- Inefficient pre-manufacturing processes resulting in excessive manual tasks and workflows.
- High staff time and operational waste, limiting growth capacity.
- Requirement to maximise utilisation of processes and assets while preparing for eventual ERP modernisation and Cloud transformation.
- Need to automate pre-manufacturing steps for all batches to improve manufacturing capacity and optimise equipment maintenance.
Solution
InspireXT led a discovery exercise leveraging Oracle Fusion Cloud Planning and associated SaaS platforms components and proposed the following solution components:
- Supply Planning: Consolidation of booked sales orders and optimised resource allocation (blenders, operators) using Oracle Fusion Cloud.
- Production Scheduling: Creation of detailed schedules considering shift timings, resource capacity, planned downtime, and batch sequencing.
- Custom Extensions: Assigning the most suitable equipment based on capacity constraints to reduce manual intervention.
- Integration: Seamless integration using Oracle Integration Cloud Infrastructure.
Results
- Reduced manual tasks and inefficiencies, lowering labor costs and operational expenses.
- Increased capacity and optimised utilisation of pre-manufacturing processes and
assets. - Established a scalable foundation for future cloud transformation and ERP modernisation.
- Advanced corporate objectives of automation, modernisation, and securing long-
term operational efficiency.
The Opportunity
About the Client:
A leading global provider of pharmaceutical technologies and specialty chemicals, known for its expertise in specialty excipients and film coating systems. The company operates a complex ‘Make to Order’ model, managing thousands of formulations and finished goods across a global network of plants.
The organisation wanted to automate the pre-manufacturing steps of 100% of batches scheduled into the system thereby reducing many of its repetitive manual tasks and increasing manufacturing capacity with optimisation of equipment maintenance and downtimes.
- Inefficient pre-manufacturing processes resulting in excessive manual tasks and workflows.
- High staff time and operational waste, limiting growth capacity.
- Requirement to maximise utilisation of processes and assets while preparing for eventual ERP modernisation and Cloud transformation.
- Need to automate pre-manufacturing steps for all batches to improve manufacturing capacity and optimise equipment maintenance.
The Solution
InspireXT led a discovery exercise leveraging Oracle Fusion Cloud Planning and associated SaaS platforms components and proposed the following solution components:
- Supply Planning: Consolidation of booked sales orders and optimised resource allocation (blenders, operators) using Oracle Fusion Cloud.
- Production Scheduling: Creation of detailed schedules considering shift timings, resource capacity, planned downtime, and batch sequencing.
- Custom Extensions: Assigning the most suitable equipment based on capacity constraints to reduce manual intervention.
- Integration: Seamless integration using Oracle Integration Cloud Infrastructure.
The Outcome
- Reduced manual tasks and inefficiencies, lowering labor costs and operational expenses.
- Increased capacity and optimised utilisation of pre-manufacturing processes and
assets. - Established a scalable foundation for future cloud transformation and ERP modernisation.
- Advanced corporate objectives of automation, modernisation, and securing long-
term operational efficiency.
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