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Leading Producer of Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Products Improves Operations With Ross ERP

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Life Sciences
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Manufacturing System Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Mission Pharmacal, a leading producer of pharmaceutical and nutritional products, was facing increasing competitive pressure in the pharmaceutical industry. The company was struggling to ensure accurate fulfillment and on-time shipments due to a lack of collaboration with its suppliers and customers. Additionally, the company had limited visibility between manufacturing processes, which made it difficult to manage materials throughout production. Costing was also a critical issue for the company as it sold its products into the consumer packaged goods market. Furthermore, the company needed to improve its lot-trace capabilities for its products in the event of a recall or audit by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read More
About Customer	Mission Pharmacal is a Texas-based company that was founded over 50 years ago by pharmacist H.N. Walsdorf. The company is dedicated to ensuring that its pharmaceutical products are manufactured with the highest quality raw materials available. Mission Pharmacal is best known for its innovative products such as the CITRACAL® product line, which includes products for Osteoporosis and Prenatal Care. The company has also directed much of its resources to the research and development of therapeutics and diagnostic procedures for the treatment and prevention of kidney stone disease, leading to the advancement of several well-known drugs to market. The company, now into its third generation of the founding family, has three locations within the greater San Antonio area. Its newest plant in Boerne, Texas, was designed to be the hub for the company’s continued excellence in research and development as well as the production and distribution of better medicines. Read More
Solution	To effectively compete and address its problems with integration and inventory control, Mission Pharmacal replaced their existing enterprise software with Ross ERP. The Ross ERP solution enabled Mission Pharmacal to streamline operations, drive efficiencies, and improve productivity. The company gained measurable improvements across the board, including an overall competitive advantage in the market, enhanced visibility, and increased inventory control. The company was able to more easily collaborate with suppliers and customers to align fulfillment expectations and reduce costs through comprehensive planning. With streamlined operations, Mission Pharmacal has been able to support new and existing products. Integrating disparate information systems throughout the company, Mission Pharmacal was able to gain 100 percent visibility into the manufacturing side of the business. With inventory control processes in place, the company has been able to accurately manage the complete product lifecycle – from raw materials to finished goods. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Life Sciences

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Mission Pharmacal, a leading producer of pharmaceutical and nutritional products, was facing increasing competitive pressure in the pharmaceutical industry. The company was struggling to ensure accurate fulfillment and on-time shipments due to a lack of collaboration with its suppliers and customers. Additionally, the company had limited visibility between manufacturing processes, which made it difficult to manage materials throughout production. Costing was also a critical issue for the company as it sold its products into the consumer packaged goods market. Furthermore, the company needed to improve its lot-trace capabilities for its products in the event of a recall or audit by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

About Customer

Mission Pharmacal is a Texas-based company that was founded over 50 years ago by pharmacist H.N. Walsdorf. The company is dedicated to ensuring that its pharmaceutical products are manufactured with the highest quality raw materials available. Mission Pharmacal is best known for its innovative products such as the CITRACAL® product line, which includes products for Osteoporosis and Prenatal Care. The company has also directed much of its resources to the research and development of therapeutics and diagnostic procedures for the treatment and prevention of kidney stone disease, leading to the advancement of several well-known drugs to market. The company, now into its third generation of the founding family, has three locations within the greater San Antonio area. Its newest plant in Boerne, Texas, was designed to be the hub for the company’s continued excellence in research and development as well as the production and distribution of better medicines.

Solution

To effectively compete and address its problems with integration and inventory control, Mission Pharmacal replaced their existing enterprise software with Ross ERP. The Ross ERP solution enabled Mission Pharmacal to streamline operations, drive efficiencies, and improve productivity. The company gained measurable improvements across the board, including an overall competitive advantage in the market, enhanced visibility, and increased inventory control. The company was able to more easily collaborate with suppliers and customers to align fulfillment expectations and reduce costs through comprehensive planning. With streamlined operations, Mission Pharmacal has been able to support new and existing products. Integrating disparate information systems throughout the company, Mission Pharmacal was able to gain 100 percent visibility into the manufacturing side of the business. With inventory control processes in place, the company has been able to accurately manage the complete product lifecycle – from raw materials to finished goods.

Impact #1	Competitively, the company has grown, decreasing time-to-market through improved operational efficiencies.
Impact #2	Mission Pharmacal can more easily collaborate with suppliers and customers to align fulfillment expectations and reduce costs through comprehensive planning.
Impact #3	With streamlined operations, Mission Pharmacal has been able to support new and existing products.

Impact #1

Competitively, the company has grown, decreasing time-to-market through improved operational efficiencies.

Impact #2

Mission Pharmacal can more easily collaborate with suppliers and customers to align fulfillment expectations and reduce costs through comprehensive planning.

Impact #3

With streamlined operations, Mission Pharmacal has been able to support new and existing products.

Benefit #1	Perform complete inventory in 3 to 5 hours
Benefit #2	Saved several hours and resources by performing a bi-directional lot trace in minutes

Benefit #1

Perform complete inventory in 3 to 5 hours

Benefit #2

Saved several hours and resources by performing a bi-directional lot trace in minutes

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Leading Producer of Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Products Improves Operations With Ross ERP

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