Perrigo: Compliance and higher product quality through precise and efficient weigh and dispense processes
Accurate weigh and dispense processes are critical for pharmaceutical manufacturers, as they directly impact product quality, compliance, and waste. Getting reliable results is challenging since data from different sources like weigh scales, warehouses and other data points that needs to be collected and analysed. This is not only cumbersome, but also error-prone. The best practice example of integrated weigh and dispense solution at Perrigo illustrates how real world complexities are addressed.
Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. Perrigo is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market. Perrigo's primary markets and locations of manufacturing facilities are in the United States, Israel, Mexico, United Kingdom, China, India and Australia. The weigh and dispense processes at Perrigo were manual and all manufacturing events and records were captured on paper. These processes were prone to errors, and trace-ability and audit trail was very cumbersome.
At Perrigo, the cGMP-compliant weigh and dispense solution from Performix helps automate data collection and optimize the process. The Performix solution facilitates numerous weighing and dispensing procedures and integrates various weigh scales. See how the company stream lined their manufacturing processes while achieving detailed real-time transparency and adherence to FDA’s 21CFR Part 11 compliance requirements. Discover how Perrigo achieved operational excellence leveraging Performix solution.
Presented by
Mark Damveld,
Project Manager, Perrigo Company
Mark is a Project Manager at Perrigo. Mark has over 15 years of experience in business process re-engineering and implementing enterprise software in the area of manufacturing. At Perrigo, his role has been to re-engineer manufacturing processes while addressing complex compliance issues. Recently, Mark led the team that re-designed and implemented Weigh and Dispense solution. Prior to Perrigo, Mark was at Johnson Controls. He has BS in Computer Science from Central Michigan University.
Website: www.perrigo.com
Mandar Paralkar,
Solution Director, SAP
Mandar is Director of Solutions for Life Sciences Industry vertical at SAP. He has been with SAP over 12 years architecting solutions for client requirements. He is also industry liaisons with SAP Product Development group.
Sham Afzalpurkar,
CEO, Performix, Inc
Sham is a founder and CEO of Performix. He has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and has held leadership positions in manufacturing, quality, and materials. Prior to Performix, Sham was a co-founder of Bristlecone Inc. a supply-chain solutions company where he held the role of VP of Supply Chain practice. He previously worked for SAP America as a Platinum consultant implementing SAP solutions in manufacturing and logistics. Prior to SAP, Sham worked for Fortune 100 companies. He has published a number of papers in manufacturing and supply chain planning. He holds an MBA, a Masters in Industrial Engineering from University of Texas, and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from India.
Website: www.performixinc.com