The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most regulated because of the impact it has on people’s lives.
Medicines and related products go through many stages of research and clinical trials to confirm their effectiveness and safety before they go on sale.
However, the quality of pharmaceutical products depends not only directly on the production process. You must ensure quality control at all stages of solving tasks related to logistics and warehousing of raw materials and goods. For a high-quality result, manufacturers need to regulate the production process with all the nuances – temperature conditions in the warehouse, quality control, traceability of material processing, etc.
With the development of the pharmaceutical industry, the need for technical solutions adjusted to their specifics is increasing. These solutions have to be able not only to manage the logistics process in real-time but also to give impetus to the development of the company and free its resources,
In general, you resolve such issues with the implementation of a warehouse management system (WMS), which solves problems associated with warehouse automatization:
These are the main advantages provided by the WMS system. However pharmaceutical industry requires a customized solution because the management of the supply of components, their storage, and the shipment of finished products significantly influence other company activities.
Functional Dynamics 365 WMS
A system that can provide all the needs of the pharmaceutical industry is Microsoft Dynamics 365 WMS (Warehouse Management System).
It includes the following functionality:
The main advantage is not only synchronization with all Microsoft products but also integration with existing tools used by the company. Synchronization ensures the expansion of the available functionality and the improvement of the overall quality of business processes.
Ways of implementing WMS
The first method is a standalone system company develop using the physical equipment of the company itself. Usually, this kind of solution has unique customization that meets all the needs of the company and, after implementation, remains in the company’s ownership.
However, such solutions have two significant drawbacks – they are pricey both in development and maintenance because the company is solely responsible for supporting the program.
Another solution is a cloud-based system – you choose among solutions with an available range of customization already existing in the market.
In this option, the company receives a WMS in the shortest terms with a provided external support system.
One of the most common solutions on the market is Microsoft Dynamics 365, which ensures reliable protection of your data in the cloud, the use of a single ecosystem by all divisions of your company, and the synchronization of all information in real-time.
WMS system implementation for a pharmaceutical business helps ensure long-term operation, your choice of a solution and a partner that will implement this solution will affect the company’s development.
OntargIT will help you smoothly customize the functionality of Dynamics 365 WMS and related software solutions to your business needs.
