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and shore up revenues. Apart from the capacity challenges, The plant was engaged in the manufacture of a limited range The plant was engaged in the manufacture of a limited range Apar
and shore up revenues. t from the capacity challenges, the process parameters
the process parameters of the existing equipment are of products at its inception. Over the years, the company has of products at its inception. Over the years, the company has of the existing equipment are difficult to monitor, which in
turn affects product quality. No new equipment can be
difficult to monitor, which in turn affects product quality. No developed a range of products of differing complexity and developed a range of products of differing complexity and Apart from the capacity challenges, the process parameters
accommodated in the current infrastructure and use of old
new equipment can be accommodated in the current grown its market share considerably. A considerable amount grown its market share considerably. A considerable amount of the existing equipment are difficult to monitor, which in
technology such as Planetary Mixer instead of the latest
infrastructure and use of old technology such as Planetary of this increased demand has been met by outsourcing the of this increased demand has been met by outsourcing the turn affects product quality. No new equipment can be
Rotary Mixer Granulator also impact quality. Adoption of
Mixer instead of the latest Rotary Mixer Granulator also manufacture of certain drugs to third-party production manufacture of certain drugs to third-party production accommodated in the current infrastructure and use of old
new technology will help minimise errors and improve
impact quality. Adoption of new technology will help under strict quality control. The upgradation project will under strict quality control. The upgradation project will technology such as Planetary Mixer instead of the latest
productivity.
minimise errors and improve productivity. allo Rotary Mixer Granulator also impact quality. Adoption of
allow RPG Life Sciences to reverse this outsourcing trend w RPG Life Sciences to reverse this outsourcing trend
and shore up revenues. new technology will help minimise errors and improve
productivity.

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experience, some of them suggested the use of new Project Blossom has an estimated Capex outlay of Rs 33 Project Blossom has an estimated Capex outlay of Rs 33 experience, some of them suggested the use of new xperience, some of them suggested the use of new
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equipment such as Digital Vernier Callipers and Hardness crore spread across 3 years. The current developments in crore spread across 3 years. The current developments in equipment such as Digital Vernier Callipers and Hardness quipment such as Digital Vernier Callipers and Hardness
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Testers for IPQC (In-process Quality Control) and Mobile adoption of WHO quality standards and phasing out of adoption of WHO quality standards and phasing out of Testers for IPQC (In-process Quality Control) and Mobile esters for IPQC (In-process Quality Control) and Mobile
CIP (Cleaning in Process) units for automated cleaning of (Cleaning in Process) units for automated cleaning of
CIP (Cleaning in Process) units for automated cleaning of loan-licensing practices, along with cap on trade margins and loan-licensing practices, along with cap on trade margins and CIP
the Granulators. the government’s drug price control order, may keep pricing government’s drug price control order, may keep pricing t the Granulators. he Granulators.
the
under pressure
under pressure and burden companies with higher costs. All and burden companies with higher costs. All
These ideas will go a long way in increasing productivity and hese ideas will go a long way in increasing productivity and
These ideas will go a long way in increasing productivity and T
of this necessitates an urgent revamp of existing this necessitates an urgent revamp of existing
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enhancing the quality of the products. Yet another brilliant enhancing the quality of the products. Yet another brilliant nhancing the quality of the products. Yet another brilliant
infrastr
infrastructure and processes in old plants which will pave the ucture and processes in old plants which will pave the
brainwave has been the suggestion to increase the batch size brainwave has been the suggestion to increase the batch size ave has been the suggestion to increase the batch size
brainw
way for greater efficiencies. ay for greater efficiencies.
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for se
for selected products. This will help the plant to exploit for selected products. This will help the plant to exploit lected products. This will help the plant to exploit
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economies of scale, bring down manufacturing costs and Since the plant employees are well versed in the challenges, Since the plant employees are well versed in the challenges, economies of scale, bring down manufacturing costs and conomies of scale, bring down manufacturing costs and
impro
improving productivity. they improving productivity. ving productivity.
they have shown admirable levels of ownership and have shown admirable levels of ownership and
engagement in the revamp. A series of brainstorming agement in the revamp. A series of brainstorming
eng
Energy costs contribute a major chunk rgy costs contribute a major chunk
Energy costs contribute a major chunk sessions and discussions involving cross-functional teams and discussions involving cross-functional teams Ene
sessions
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to the OPEX at the F1 facility. The has yielded a range of innovative ideas spanning across a range of innovative ideas spanning across to the OPEX at the F1 facility. The o the OPEX at the F1 facility. The
has yielded
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team is working on replacing categ team is working on replacing eam is working on replacing
categories such as production planning, layout optimization, ories such as production planning, layout optimization,
electrical heaters with hot water automation and energ e
electrical heaters with hot water lectrical heaters with hot water
automation and energy savings. Ultimately, adoption of y savings. Ultimately, adoption of
in t
in the HVAC systems, which will moder in the HVAC systems, which will he HVAC systems, which
modern technology will yield higher efficiencies thereby n technology will yield higher efficiencies thereby
resultill result in enormous cost
result in enormous cost offering competiti w in enormous cost
offering competitive pricing advantage. ve pricing advantage.
reductions and help move towards tions and help move towards
reductions and help move towards reduc
more environment-friendly
more environment-friendly P more environment-friendly
Poring over layout plans and putting themselves in the shoes oring over layout plans and putting themselves in the shoes
manufacturing practices. of man
manufacturing practices.ufacturing practices.
of the shop-floor staff, the teams came up with several ideas the shop-floor staff, the teams came up with several ideas
with regards to area optimisation and charting paths for regards to area optimisation and charting paths for
with
minimum man-material movement. Drawing from their um man-material movement. Drawing from their
minim