Transforming Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs

Dr. Shruti Bhat is Managing Director of PharmaOps Consulting Inc., a Canadian company specialized in increasing end-to-end Operational Excellence across the entire value chain in Pharmaceuticals and MedTech companies.

Our clients are API (Active pharmaceutical ingredient), Formulations (Rx, generics, OTC, nutraceuticals, medicated cosmetics), Vaccines, Radiopharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, CROs, CDMOs, Biotech and Medical devices companies having businesses in Canada and worldwide.

Shruti (and team) significantly contribute to your business's success by focusing on improving processes, reducing waste, and enhancing overall efficiency. Shruti plays a critical role in driving efficiency, reducing costs, improving quality, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within your business. Her expertise benefits you with significant competitive advantages, higher profitability and increased customer satisfaction.

​
What we do?

1. Operational Excellence Improvement

• Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma, TQM, Kanban, Visual Management, Poka Yoke error-proofing deployment.
• Streamlining Processes: End-to-end process optimization and waste elimination by identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies within business processes and implementing solutions to streamline operations, enhancing productivity and reducing costs.
• Standardization: Developing standardized procedures for tasks to ensure consistency, improve quality, reduce defects and deviations.

2. Add Value

• Value Stream Transformation
• Lean Workflows: Implementing Lean methodologies to eliminate waste leading to more efficient operations.
• Continuous Improvement: Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, where processes are consistently analyzed and improved upon.

3. Cost Reduction and Manufacturing Efficiency

• Lean Manufacturing.
• Visual management for enhanced process control.
• Cost Analysis: Energy efficiency in bulk drug and formulations plants. Raw material utilization improvement. Inventory reduction and working capital efficiency. Evaluating operations to identify areas where costs can be reduced without compromising quality or service.  Batch cycle time reduction, OEE improvement and increasing yield through root cause analysis and process mapping.
• Paperless manufacturing systems, MES/ LIMS integration.
• Facility layout re-design for streamlined operations.
• Resource Optimization: Ensuring that resources (materials, labor, and capital) are used as efficiently as possible, maximizing output while minimizing input. 
• Supply chain logistics optimization (including vendor qualification and supplier risk assessment).

4. Business Continuity: 

• Current State Analysis: Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current business processes, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas that do not align with the company's strategic goals.
• Business Continuity Planning: Involve stakeholders from all levels of the organization to understand their perspectives and gather insights to identify areas needing improvement and design frameworks for business continuity planning.

​
5. R&D and Lab Productivity:

• R&D productivity improvement frameworks for drug discovery, generics, nutraceuticals, diagnostics and vaccines.
• R&D laboratory layout and design for efficiency, safety and compliance.
• Knowledge management systems for R&D teams and process alignment for faster product-to-market.
• Accelerate product development cycles. Streamline technology transfer for smooth commercialization.
• Innovation: Build a culture of innovation, ideation and innovating management via Design thinking, DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), TRIZ, Agile, Scrum. Encouraging innovative approaches to problem-solving and process improvement, staying ahead of industry trends. More

​
6. Quality Improvement

• cGMP compliance and audit readiness and continuous improvement.
• Robust Quality Management Systems design and deployment.
• Root Cause Analysis: Conducting thorough analyses to identify the underlying causes of problems or defects, ensuring they are addressed at their source.

7. Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0

• Pharma specific digital transformation strategies.
• Automation and AI integration into operations.
• Leverage technology to enhance decision-making capabilities, improve data accuracy and process control.
• System Integration: Ensure that new technology solutions are seamlessly integrated with existing systems, facilitating smooth information flow, and supporting optimized processes.

8. Employee Engagement and Capability Building

• Training and Development: Provide customized training in Lean, Six Sigma, QMS (ISO 56000 family,  ISO 13485, ISO 9001), Kanban, Visual management, TQM, Error-proofing, Kaizen and cGMP best practices necessary for employees to contribute to operational excellence initiatives effectively. We provide training in a format of your choice- Online, In-class, Live streams. Checkout more about our training programs here.
• Cultural Change: Build a culture that values efficiency, quality and continuous improvement, ensuring that operational excellence becomes a core component of the company's identity.

Mission Statement:
To empower life sciences organizations with resilient, effective, efficient and compliant operations that deliver superior business performance and improved patient outcomes.
​

Why PharmaOps?​

Book a 20- Minute Free Operational Assessment

​Book a 20 Minute Free Initial Consultation:
📞 DM/ Call/Text/WhatsApp: +1-403-969-6219