Biopharmaceutical Scheduling & Efficiency Case Study

Case Study – Labor Efficiency and Scheduling

•        Situation

•        Increased demand for product and approval in healthcare markets has led to a 150% increase in production throughput

•        Scheduling done manually and siloed by department

•        Sr. Mgt interested in benchmarking labor efficiency vs. industry best practices

•        Goal

•        Observe operators and develop recommendations for labor efficiency

•        Create scheduling models for 14 and 12 day cycle times

•        Approach

•        Observe operators in each area and analyze behaviors and

•        Model batch process using SchedulePro® de-bottlenecking software and traditional Excel modeling

•        Results

•        Implemented scheduling software to be used for both 14 and 12 day CT

•        Potential reduction in human scheduling errors by ~10%

•        Transparent scheduling process for all levels throughout the organization

•        Indentified savings opportunities in excess of $49K

 

Client Profile

•        Biopharmaceutical firm that focuses on life-changing therapies for patients living severe often ultra-rare diseases

•        Fortune 2000 company, publically listed with market cap of $9.15B (2011)

•        Over 800 employees worldwide, with offices in the US, Canada, Japan and EU

•        Industry Awards and Recognition

•        Prix Galien USA Award for Best Biotechnology Agent

•        Prix Galien France award