Lean Kaizen Case study Problem: A Canadian Pharmaceutical company had production issues with fifteen products and this consequently increased production back-orders. How to improve operational efficiency? Due Diligence: Conducted a value stream map to identify potential cause(s) for the back order situation. Additionally technical processes of production were also evaluated. Both technical processes as well as operational processes had snags and must be improved. Solution: Lean Kaizen methodology was employed. Pharma being a regulated industry, the regulatory impact of proposed process change must be studied prior to embarking on process improvement journey. Regulatory impacts studied were- statutory compliance, licenses, tax breaks, sales permission etc. A protocol for process improvement for all 15 products in a tiered fashion was designed. Appropriate modifications to production planning and concerned operational processes were undertaken. Result Dashboard:
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