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Access invaluable resources offering expert guidance on digital transformation, lean management, change management, and related subjects to drive manufacturing excellence.
These ebooks, handbooks, and white papers are built upon our over a decade of experience as a technology provider and consultant in the manufacturing sector and are grounded in up-to-date data analysis, providing the insights you need. With a strong focus on pharma manufacturing, these free resources reflect our mission to support the industrial organizations.
Latest eBooks, Handbooks and White Papers
The Pharma Manufacturer's Complete OEE Handbook Calculations, Benchmarks, & Improvement Strategies
This handbook introduces Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a critical performance metric in pharmaceutical manufacturing and outlines multiple calculation methods tailored to different operational needs. It provides industry-specific OEE benchmarks, defines the potential business returns from OEE improvement, and offers practical, proven digital and lean strategies to reduce production losses and drive continuous improvement.
Navigating Trump Tariffs: Reshoring & Capacity Maximization Tips for Pharma Manufacturers
Trump Tariffs are reshaping U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing, creating both challenges and opportunities. This eBook explores their impact, the urgency of digital transformation, reshoring roadblocks, and strategies to maximize efficiency. Learn how technology can drive capacity maximization, cost reduction, and competitive advantage in the new trade landscape.
7 Provocative Questions Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Leaders Should Ask to Maximize Profits
This eBook examines seven critical challenges pharmaceutical manufacturers face and explores practical solutions to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure compliance. It highlights how strategic decision-making and process optimization, augmented by digital transformation, can address key industry bottlenecks, helping manufacturers improve profitability, resilience, and long-term competitiveness.
AI in Pharma: Use Cases, Success Stories, and Challenges
AI in pharma is predicted to generate $250 billion in additional value by 2030. This white paper highlights top use cases and success stories to help pharma managers focus on high-impact, strategic areas for maximizing efficiency, innovation, and ROI.
Bridging Europe’s Pharma Productivity Gap with Digital Factory Transformation
This report explores strategies to bridge Europe’s pharma productivity gap by leveraging Pharma 4.0 solutions. It identifies key challenges like insufficient digital infrastructure, labor inefficiencies, and cost pressures that hinder competitiveness. Featuring digital transformation strategies and real-world case studies, the report demonstrates how European manufacturers can boost productivity, reduce costs, and scale production of sensitive drug modalities. It also offers road map for digital transformation to maximize ROI, preparing pharma companies to meet future demands effectively.
Manufacturing KPIs Handbook for Managers and Executives
This handbook presents over 60 carefully selected KPIs, each with its formula or example, across seven factory performance domains: Production, Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Finance. Following the KPIs, we introduce Scoreboards, visual tools that simplify KPI data for actionable insights and trend identification. A template Scoreboard is also provided for easy factory success assessment.
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