Pfizer Manufactures 3 Million Additional Doses Through Digital Transformation at Single Facility
Pfizer Global Supply deployed Digital Twin for Process Optimization in Pharmaceuticals. As reported by rockwellautomation.com: 3 million additional doses manufactured.
Source-reported figures (cited source: rockwellautomation.com)
What Pfizer Global Supply was trying to fix
Pfizer Global Supply operated 42 manufacturing sites with a mix of systems, datasets, and differing process standards inherited from 30+ legacy pharmaceutical companies. Insights were difficult to extract and transforming the operational technology layer was a complex multi-year challenge.
What Pfizer Global Supply deployed
PGS developed a digital transformation strategy starting from a 'blank slate' approach, building a data-driven insight platform across its global operations. The program aligned digital capabilities with a lean manufacturing initiative to create standard work codified through digital tools.
Results
At one manufacturing site alone, the digital transformation program enabled the manufacture of 3 million additional doses of one product above the planned quantity for 2019. Documented improvements were achieved in cycle time, manufacturing throughput, yield, and right-first-time quality.
Key Takeaways
- Pharmaceutical digital transformation requires long-term planning (3+ years) before full benefits materialize
- Aligning digital capabilities with a lean manufacturing initiative produced standard work codified through digital tools
- Executive sponsorship and willingness to experiment are needed for large-scale OT digital transformation
Evidence for Pfizer Global Supply's Process Optimization deployment
- Reported outcome metrics
- 1 cited below
- Cited source
- rockwellautomation.com
- Last updated
Vendor
Details
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Use Case
- Process Optimization
- AI Technology
- Digital Twin
- Company Size
- Enterprise
- Company
- Pfizer Global Supply
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