Factory modernization initiatives are accelerating across the pharmaceutical industry. After years of lagging behind other sectors in digital transformation, manufacturers are increasingly investing in technologies that improve productivity, strengthen operational control, and support continuous improvement.
However, technology alone does not guarantee success. Modernization projects must deliver tangible value from day one, connect with existing operational processes, and remain adaptable as business requirements evolve. Manufacturers need solutions that help them monitor performance, execute operational routines, and drive improvements through a single connected environment rather than a collection of disconnected tools.
That is exactly the vision behind Digital Factory 12.0.0. By bringing together Monitoring, Execution, and Planning capabilities into a unified platform, manufacturers can act in a data-driven, and quick way to solve issues. Combined with our rapid innovation cycle (delivering new enhancements almost every week) Digital Factory helps manufacturers ensure that their modernization journey remains future-ready and continuously improving.
In this article, we explore how Digital Factory 12.0.0 can be utilized across the shopfloor and the business benefits manufacturers can achieve.
Improve Visibility to Identify Bottlenecks Faster and Increase OEE
Challenge: Performance Issues Are Often Hidden in Plain Sight
Many pharma factories struggle to identify the true causes of OEE losses. Even if production data exists (it is rare), it is frequently scattered across different systems, spreadsheets, and paper reports. As a result, supervisors and managers spend valuable time searching for information instead of solving problems.
When visibility is delayed, decision-making is delayed as well. Small issues become larger disruptions, reducing productivity and eventually impacting cost, throughput and profit.
Solution: Real-Time End-to-End Monitoring
Digital Factory 12.0.0 expands the platform’s real-time visibility capabilities with a new generation of Shopfloor Views and Home Boards.
In addition to the extensive reporting capabilities already available across the platform; from OEE Waterfall and Changeover Analysis to Labor Performance and Schedule Adherence, manufacturers can now create customized dashboards tailored to their specific operational needs and monitor factory performance in the way that works best for their teams.
The enhanced Home Boards further strengthen operational monitoring with new dashboard-style layouts, improved production tracking capabilities, and greater visibility into activity and task durations, helping teams identify bottlenecks faster and take action before minor issues impact performance.
Benefit: Achieving World Class OEE in Pharma
When performance information is available in real time, teams can:
- Instead of reacting to yesterday’s reports, they can act on today’s reality.
- Identify bottlenecks faster
- Detect emerging issues before they become major disruptions
- Respond more quickly to downtime events
- Improve production flow
Thus, they can significantly improve their OEE.
According to benchmarks for the majority of pharma factories, OEE is between 30% and 40%. With monitoring capabilities combined with lean manufacturing, pharma manufacturers can reach 60% OEE and even above in a short time. To learn more, you can download our OEE in Pharma Handbook.
Your Factory, Your Way: Build Dashboards That Match Your Operations
Challenge: One Dashboard Rarely Fits Every Team
Different stakeholders require different information. Operators need immediate work order visibility. Supervisors focus on line performance. Quality teams have different KPIs to track then Maintenance team and so on. Traditional reporting systems often force everyone to work with a few generics reports, reducing effectiveness and user adoption.
Solution: Flexible Dashboard Design with 38 Widgets
Digital Factory’s Digital Boards provide the flexibility to create dashboards around specific operational needs.
Users can combine 38 widgets to build dashboards for:
- Production monitoring
- OEE management
- Shift performance reviews
- Quality tracking
- Maintenance visibility
- SQCDP management
- Continuous improvement initiatives and more
Teams can easily select the information they want to see and customized dashboards for their lines, department, responsibilities etc.
Benefit: Relevant Information for Every Role and Team
By giving each team access to information tailored to their responsibilities, manufacturers can:
- Improve engagement and adoption
- Reduce time spent searching for information
- Increase focus on operational priorities
- Support faster and more confident decision-making
The result is a more connected and informed organization.
Transform Tier Meetings with SQCDP Boards
Challenge: Tier Meetings Often Rely on Outdated Information
Tier meetings are essential components of operational excellence. Yet many organizations still conduct these discussions using manually prepared reports and static data. When information is outdated or incomplete, teams spend valuable meeting time fixing missing data and often try to solve problems with unreliable insights.
Solution: Connected SQCDP Boards
Digital Factory 12.0.0 enables manufacturers to manage comprehensive SQCDP reporting directly within the platform. By connecting operational data teams gain access to real-time information covering Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People metrics. Performance updates are automatically reflected, providing a reliable foundation for daily management routines.
Benefit: Value-Generating Daily Meetings
With real-time SQCDP visibility, organizations can:
- Reduce preparation effort
- Improve data accuracy and consistency
- Accelerate escalation processes
- Strengthen accountability across operational teams
Meetings become action-oriented rather than report-oriented.
Drive Accountability Through Action Tracker
Challenge: Agency Problems for Factory Execution
In traditional factories, action items identified during audits, investigations, tier meetings, and improvement initiatives are often tracked through spreadsheets, emails, or disconnected systems. As a result, ownership becomes unclear, deadlines slip, and improvements stall.
Solution: End-to-End Action Management
Action Tracker connects improvement activities directly to operational execution. Teams can track who is responsible, what needs to be completed, when it is due, and how progress is advancing. Actions become visible and standardized across the organization, ensuring greater consistency in execution.
Benefit: Better Follow-Through and Sustainable Improvements
With Action Tracker, manufacturers can:
- Improve accountability
- Standardize action management processes
- Increase completion rates
- Improve cross-functional collaboration
- Ensure operational issues are properly resolved
Continuous improvement becomes a structured process rather than a collection of disconnected initiatives.
Create a More Efficient Shopfloor Experience
Challenge: Operators Need Simplicity and Speed
Digital tools are most effective when they are easy to use. Complex interfaces can slow adoption and create unnecessary friction on the shopfloor.
Solution: Enhanced Operator Experience
Digital Factory 12.0.0 introduces several usability enhancements designed specifically for shopfloor users, including:
- Expandable and collapsible check-in areas
- Activity and task icon support
- Optional activity code configuration
- Flexible activity display options
- Real-time good count visibility on work orders
- Enhanced activity card configurations
These improvements help operators navigate workflows faster and reduce the effort required to interact with the system.
Benefit: Faster Adoption and Better Data Quality
A simplified user experience helps manufacturers:
- Reduce training requirements
- Improve operator engagement
- Increase data accuracy
- Support standardization across shifts and teams
When systems are easier to use, they become part of everyday operations.
Support Global Manufacturing Teams with Local Language Experiences
Challenge: Language Barriers Can Reduce Adoption
Global manufacturers often operate across multiple countries, facilities, and cultures. When users cannot interact with systems in their preferred language, adoption and data quality can suffer.
Solution: Expanded Language Support
Digital Factory 12.0.0 introduces Serbian language support while continuing to expand multilingual capabilities across the platform.
Today, Digital Factory supports a broad range of global manufacturing environments, including languages such as English, German, French, Arabic, Japanese, Turkish, Serbian, and many others.
Benefit: Greater User Engagement Across Global Operations
Providing a localized user experience helps organizations:
- Improve adoption rates
- Reduce training effort
- Increase user confidence
- Support global standardization and harmonization initiatives
Operators and supervisors can work in the language they are most comfortable using every day.
A Connected Platform for the Modern Factory
Digital Factory 12.0.0 represents another step toward a fully connected manufacturing environment where visibility, execution, and continuous improvement work together seamlessly.
From real-time visibility and SQCDP management to accountability and continuous improvement, every capability is designed to help teams make faster decisions, execute more effectively, and achieve stronger operational performance.
As factory modernization initiatives continue to accelerate, Digital Factory provides manufacturers with the flexibility, scalability, and continuous innovation needed to build smarter, more connected, and more productive operations.
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