Johnson & Johnson Deploys Mar-Kov Computer Systems Manufacturing Execution System Software At Morris Plains R&D Site
Mar-Kov Computer Systems, a leading provider of Manufacturing Execution System Software (MES), announced recently that it has completed the installation of its MES solution for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers at Johnson & Johnson's site in Morris Plains, New Jersey.
The Morris Plains site was acquired from Pfizer on December 20th, 2006, and houses Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. Worldwide market-leading brands produced by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare include LISTERINE, NICORETTE, LUBRIDERM, VISINE, NEOSPORIN, SUDAFED, ZANTAC AND BENADRYL.
J&J's site in Skillman, New Jersey has been using Mar-Kov software for the past 6 years. Both Skillman and Morris Plains are R&D sites, with Skillman also having a Pilot Plant.
Mar-Kov CMS has extensive support for R&D and pilot plant environments including features such as:
- Rules-based personal protection equipment (PPE) assignment to deal with large numbers of experimental chemicals.
- Seamless integration with the Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Fragrances Association (CTFA) database.
- Project-based inventory planning.
- Web-based ordering of bulk inventory by individual departments from general store.
- Support for at-risk manufacturing
The recipe development software allows the development of a library of gnereic parameterized process steps. This results in standardized recipe formats even when many formulators are working independently.
Mar-Kov CMS provides immediate benefits to clients, including complete traceability of all materials and operations, consistent standardized recipes, and less paperwork to meet compliance requirements. Mar-Kov CMS also drastically reduces the rejection rate of test batches by QC due to incomplete or inaccurate paperwork.
Mar-Kov's systems are compliant with FDA 21 CFR part 11 regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Mar-Kov CMS is a modular integrated software solution for chemical manufacturers in regulated industries, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, flavor and fragrance, and nutriceuticals. Modules include Manufacturing Execution, Inventory Control and Warehousing, Recipe/Formulation Development, Laboratory Information Management, and QC/QA.
Mar-Kov CMS helps to streamline manufacturing processes, improve product quality, decrease product cycle times, and assure compliance within GMP and FDA regulated production and packaging environments.
For more information visit, www.mar-kov.com
SOURCE: Mar-Kov Computer Systems