News Release
GPO, the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in Thailand,
implements Werum’s PAS-X at its Rangsit site
First PAS-X MES implementation in the Thai pharmaceutical industry / interfaces to
ERP, LIMS and eQMS for efficiency and compliance / large benefits in quality, timesaving and reduction of lead times
Lüneburg, Germany, December 10, 2015 – Werum’s PAS-X MES went live at the
Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s (GPO) manufacturing site in Rangsit, Thailand –
the first in the Thai pharmaceutical industry. GPO is the largest pharmaceutical producer and
distributor of important medicines for the Thai market.
PAS-X has been implemented as a full-scope MES across the whole facility from the goods
receipt of raw materials, warehousing, weighing, production and quality until shipment of
finished products to the GPO nationwide supply chains. The MES integrates GPO’s ERP and
LIMS systems to ensure efficient and compliant data transfer. The PAS-X MES is supported
by an electronic QM system (eQMS) under the concept of a fully integrated and electronic
production site.
“PAS-X has enabled us to reduce paper records from the plant floor and replace them with
an electronic and sequenced way of gathering the right data for the right product from the
right authority at the right time,” says Dr. Mukdavan Prakobvaitayakit, Deputy Managing
Director, GPO. “The review-by-exception functionality has also enabled departments within
the manufacturing organization to start reviewing the events in real-time which saves time
and reduces lead time for product release as the review can be completed in parallel with
production.”
The complete IT design and test and validation services were provided as a turnkey project
to ensure the facility meets international GMP standards (PIC/S). The project was carried out
locally by the Werum Asia Pacific Support Centre in Thailand.
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GPO’s manufacturing site in Rangsit, Thailand. Source: The Government Pharmaceutical
Organization
About Werum IT Solutions
Werum IT Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and
manufacturing IT solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Its out-of-the-box
PAS-X software product is run by 17 of the world’s top 30 pharmaceutical and biotech companies but
also by many mid-sized manufacturers. Werum’s manufacturing IT solutions help pharma
manufacturers to increase efficiency, improve productivity, and meet regulatory requirements.
Founded in 1969, the IT company employs about 420 people at its headquarters in Lüneburg,
Germany, and at ten other locations in Europe, America and Asia.
Werum is part of Medipak Systems, the Pharma Systems business area of the international Körber
technology group. Körber unites worldwide nearly 12,000 professionals in industry-leading companies,
achieving annual earnings of more than 2.3 billion Euros. As a Medipak Systems company, Werum
provides integrated IT solutions for all phases of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production –
including process development, commercial production, and packaging as well as track & trace
serialization.
For more information take a look at our website www.werum.com.
Contact:
Dirk Ebbecke
Director Corporate Communications
Werum IT Solutions GmbH
Wulf-Werum-Str. 3
21337 Lüneburg, Germany
Tel. +49 4131 8900-689
Fax +49 4131 8900-20
dirk.ebbecke@werum.com
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