Pharmaceutical Equipment Maintenance Software
Maintenance management in the pharmaceuticals industry is a double-edged sword. Effective maintenance performance helps organizations stay competitive, cost-efficient, and compliant. However, poorly executed maintenance is a major liability which can result in unexpected downtime, drug shortages, contamination, and tragedy. To prevent these consequences, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes are subject to more rigorous and frequent audits than other business sectors. Therefore, drug manufacturers must pay special attention to their maintenance management practices.
FTMaintenance CMMS software for pharmaceuticals helps drug manufacturers improve maintenance operations by providing a centralized platform for scheduling, documenting, and managing preventive maintenance (PM). Implement an asset naming convention that allows you to track maintenance on each individual asset. View assets, parts, and labor resources to ensure that all required resources are available for scheduled maintenance. Design custom preventive maintenance schedules based on calendar date or runtime. Create task lists that specify what to do and how to do it.
FTMaintenance Benefits for Pharmaceutical Asset Management
- Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) by managing maintenance operations in a robust, feature-rich computerized maintenance management system.
- Standardize maintenance activities by documenting maintenance policies, procedures, and work instructions that meet regulatory requirements.
- Automate preventive maintenance scheduling to ensure that critical maintenance tasks are performed on time.
- Create a written record of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that help prevent product contamination, rework, and other errors.
- Digitize maintenance documentation to ensure technicians can access resources like equipment manuals, diagrams, and images before performing maintenance.
- Document equipment service history in a single system.
- Implement a work order approval process to ensure equipment is working as expected before being returned to service.