Client situation & approach
A leading pharma company engaged us to increase project workload capacity at their R&D facility whilst improving the schedule adherence of current project workloads. Advanced bioreactor labs utilization was optimized at a site responsible for the development of the next generation of biological derived drugs, including one $6 billion/year blockbuster
- Robust capacity planning process for all projects that maximized equipment utilization and let scientists focus on scientific innovation (NVA tasks minimized)
- Rhythm wheel levelling strategy for preculture processes
- Established standard work practices for the sampling and analysis of results
- Electronic visual management system to monitor projects progress and report instructive KPIs
Results
- Optimized utilization of advanced bioreactor labs by 29% with significant downtime reduction thanks to new planning and re-engineered changeover processes
