Detailed knowledge of production allows a pharmaceutical customer to harvest low-hanging fruit

At a glance

An animal medicine producer needed more detailed and timely production insight to improve efficiency without increasing pressure on employees.

OptiPeople Data Platform provided the real-time operational data needed to support that shift.

The company already had a production overview, but not at the level of detail required.

There was a clear need for immediate production knowledge rather than waiting until month-end plus three weeks.

The team also wanted to move away from decisions based on gut feeling and toward a more data-based way of working.

The missing visibility included:

To remain competitive, the customer wanted to improve production efficiency while keeping the focus on practical, low-effort improvements first.

OptiPeople Data Platform collects data from each machine line in production, while employees use the platform to enter stop causes.

That creates a stronger operational picture for both management and operators.

The setup gives the customer:

active operator input on why stops happen
better visibility into stop causes for management and project teams
a stronger basis for continuous process optimization
better collaboration between management and operators around uptime improvements
trend analysis of stop-related causes to help prioritize product areas
a basis for service planning and preventive maintenance using production data
a basis for energy measurement against produced output
a model that can be scaled globally and replace paper-based routines