ERP Report

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ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING OF A

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY


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INTRODUCTION

The pharma industry is perhaps one of the most sensitive and critical one with contrasting

dynamics and updates taking place each day. It is showing a remarkable progress by inventing new and

cost effective solutions. Not to forget the strict standard codes, governmental policies and flawless

productivity that compels the industry to incorporate advance technique to strategize their capability. No

doubt, when effective performance, quality parameters and volume production are the concerns,

technical advancement is inevitable.

Today compliances, batch processing, financial transactions, global accounting compliances,

taxing systems, research methodologies, clinical trials have seen a sea change which gives us the

glimpse of challenges associated with the unprecedented growth. To meet these new regulations

documentation, processes, information security play a critical role. This challenge is answered with the

advanced IT platform called Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP. While usage of ERP software is

widely accepted in western subcontinent for some time now, but it has caught the attention of Pakistani

pharmaceutical domain recently. Nevertheless, the introduction of this advance technology platform has

accelerated a new wave of transformation in the pharmaceutical sector.


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The flexibility and balanced process management of enterprise resource planning have

tremendously helped pharmaceutical companies to augment the processes with specific objectives. The

real beauty of ERP is the industry wide applicability from pharma companies to the end of their supply

chain. Now when we consider the Pakistans scenario and the complexity of the supply chain the first

thing we need to acknowledge is that a standard ERP platform may not be relevant here. What we

need is an integrated solution customized to meet the specific needs of the industry . Here it is

essential to mention the criticality of the Pakistans pharma industry.

The success of the industry today depends on the crucial factors like

Process efficiency Reduced time to market Deep penetration of drug in the remotest part of nation Optimizing the cost Reducing wastage Maintain product availability Remain flexible to meet emergencies


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Ideally meet these entire criteria while keeping optimum inventory. So a streamlined and

integrated process can push the growth factor of the industry to higher scale both in terms of production

and reach.

Standard Operating Procedures of Pharmaceutical Industry

Creation and use of GMP equipment logbooks

HPLC Calibration

Operation, calibration and maintenance of electronic analytical single pan balances

Aseptic Technique Guideline for Manual Operation in a Biological Safety Cabinet, under

Laminar Flow Hood or in a Clean Bench

Hosting Regulatory Inspections

Preventive maintenance (PM) procedure

Annual product review

Supplier certification program

Change control system

Calibration of dissolution test apparatus (USP apparatus 1 and 2)

Deviations (failure investigations, non-conformance)

Creating, reviewing, approving and issuing an SOP

Calibration program

GMP document management

Corrective and preventive action (CAPA)

NDA field alert

Supplier audit program

Product Recall


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Self-inspection program

Training

Batch reprocessing and reworking for API (active pharmaceutical ingredients)

Investigation of complaints

Handling of OOS results

Returned drug products

Classification evaluation approval of cleaning agents

SOP for refrigerated shipment

Pest control program

Handling of chemicals, reagents and solutions in laboratories

Business Processes within a Pharma Company

A standard pharma company has to maintain departments right from production, R&D, quality,

marketing, storing, purchasing, logistics, finance, maintenance, inventory management and control to

mention a few. The dynamic scenario prevalent in the pharma industry calls for a process which is not

only optimizes resource but increase productivity, efficiency and quality.

Needless to say this is the phase when Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) comes in action. A

well aligned ERP system reorganizes procurement of resources, minimizes wastages and enhances

performance manifold times. The software automates complete cycle right from delivery, tracking,

payments, supply management, analytics and resource management to a holistically developed decision

support system. In a short span of time ERP has evolved pharma industry drastically by integrating the

entire business processes, organizational objective and future plans under single umbrella. The genius of

ERP is its solid architecture, interactivity and industry centric functionality which eases operation while


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delivering outstanding result. Perfect ERP software aids a pharmaceutical company to gain high ROI by

minimizing OPEX considerably.


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Flowchart of Supply Chain Process in a Pharmaceutical Company


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Distribution & Logistics System

Marketing & sales

Point of sales

Purchasing

Inventory management

Logistics

Human Resources Management System

Manpower planning & recruitment

Personnel management

Training

Payroll

Manufacturing & Quality assurance System

Routing

Bill of materials

Master Production Scheduling

Rough-cut capacity planning

Capacity Requirement Planning

Materials Requirement Planning

Production Order Processing Systems

Shop Floor Control Systems

Quality Assurance & Procedures

Costing & Pricing System

Financial Management & Control System

Accounts Receivable (AR)

Accounts Payable (AP)


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PDC management

Fixed Assets Management system (FA)

General Ledger (GL)


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ERP Report

Documents

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