Predictive Production Planning

Pharmaceutical and biotech facilities are complex environments that demand precise coordination of product diversity, material flows, and personnel resources. In this interview, Peer Sander, Head of Technical Affairs at INOSIM, explains how the predictive decision support system INOSIM Foresight is applied in practice and what tangible improvements it delivers.

Mr. Sander, many pharmaceutical production facilities are considered difficult to oversee. How does INOSIM Foresight provide support in this area?

That’s absolutely true, and in addition, maximum output is being demanded due to the urgent need for many pharmaceutical products. This puts a lot of pressure on production teams and managers, who must navigate a complex environment in challenging circumstances.

This is exactly where INOSIM Foresight comes into play. Foresight supports the creation of the most effective production plan to meet targets, showing production personnel where they are in the execution of the plan, what is coming next and how to react or re-plan if something unforeseen happens.

You could say that Foresight is very similar to a modern car navigation system, except that in our case we are not talking about routes or traffic jams, but a production plan and process delays or equipment downtime. Foresight’s main purpose is to guide you from strategic targets to optimized production planning and flawless shop floor execution with maximum utilization and minimum resources.