Project Description
Automating Distribution at a Generic Drug Manufacturer
Customer Profile:
A large manufacturer & distributor of generic pharmaceuticals with global manufacturing & distribution centers.
E-Business Suite (EBS) user with Process Manufacturing
Hundreds of product families & individual product packages
Challenges/Needs:
Existing manual processes unable to keep up with increasing distribution volumes
Industry move towards Track & Trace (ePedigree) not supported by existing distribution processes
Customers’ demands for ASNs with lot and carton-level tracking cumbersome through manual efforts
Solution:
Oracle WMS implemented across 3 business units with different requirements configured for each.
Integration with labeling & manifesting solutions
WMS mobile extension for Rapid packing at receipt and for pack verification at time of shipment
ePedigree support to allow tracking of Carton-level Serialized Shipping Container Codes (SSCC) from suppliers through distributors to end shipment to customers
Impact:
Substantial improvement in overall warehouse productivity through elimination of manual processes
Elimination in Manual processes used for assigning workload & tasks to pickers.
Improvement in transaction accuracy leading to minimal customer complaints
Compliance with Track & Trace mandate for tracking product at a Serialized Shipping Carton Level