There is a significant amount of activity to increase plant capacities and production efficiencies.
Manufacturers focus on plant upgrades and expansions.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide are beginning to reap the benefits of a operations ERP focus, with companies leveraging ERP functionality for enhanced visibility and control, inventory reduction, and regulatory compliance. Today's pharmaceutical industry is advancing through a period of major change characterized by increased competition, globalization, and a wave of mergers and partnerships. Strategic planning is crucial, in addition, the industry is facing multiple internal and external challenges such as high research and development costs, government guidelines, and extremely stringent manufacturing and distribution requirements. Pharmaceutical companies need to simultaneously inventory products by potency and quantity. Quality control and quality assurance need to be integrated as critical-path process steps throughout operations.