Client situation & approach
A leading pharmaceutical company engaged us to increase project workload capacity at their R&D facility. The site was responsible for the development of the next generation of biological derived drugs, including a $6 billion/year blockbuster.
EFESO supported by:
- Optimizing the utilization of the Advanced bioreactor lab at the same time as improving the schedule adherence of current project workloads.
- Improving the robustness of the capacity planning process for all projects that maximized equipment utilization and allowed scientists to focus on scientific innovation thus minimizing Non Value Added tasks.
- Implementing a rhythm wheel levelling strategy for the preculture processes
- Establishing standard work practices for sampling and the analysis of results
Results
- 29% increase in utilization of advanced bioreactor labs
- Implementation of a new optimized planning process
- Significant reduction in downtime due to enhanced planning and re-engineered changeover processes
- Implementation of an electronic visual management system to plan and monitor project progress and report instructive KPIs
