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

> An animal medicine producer swapped late monthly figures for live stop and uptime data. Operators log stop causes, and the easy gains show up first.

URL: https://optipeople.com/blog/detaljeret-viden-om-produktion-giver-medicinal-kunde-mulighed-for-at-hoste-lavt-haengende-frugter

OptiPeople Team, 2022-01-06

## 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 situation

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:

- stoppages
- real uptime
- startup times
- shutdown times

## Why it mattered

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

## How OptiPeople Data Platform is used

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 result

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