5 Key Areas For Life Sciences Manufacturers To Prioritize In Manufacturing Software

By David Butcher

Digital transformation efforts have picked up in various areas of manufacturing in the past few years. Many manufacturers have accelerated digital projects as a result of COVID-19 with improving operational efficiency being the most significant business imperative.

Though most manufacturers may recognize the benefits of digital transformation, many still face real barriers to adopting new technologies, including securing funding, reworking processes, retraining personnel, and rolling out implementation. Before all of that is the challenge of determining which digital tools to invest in.

However, selecting the technology to adopt is among the most significant barriers to adopting new technologies. We review core areas where modern manufacturing execution software can, and should, provide the essential functionality needed to address pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers’ pressing production needs.