WEF recognizes Dr Reddy's Lab and Cipla facilities in Global Lighthouse Network

12 Oct 2022 , 08:44 AM

The World Economic Forum has acknowledged Dr. Reddy’s Bachupally formulation facility in Hyderabad and Cipla’s Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) factory as members of its Global Lighthouse Network.

Lighthouses are manufacturing facilities that are setting the pace for Industry 4.0 or 4IR technologies to improve supply chain resilience, labour engagement, and productivity.

The deployment of automation is being driven by Dr. Reddy’s and Cipla in all of their plants.

Four years ago, Dr. Reddy began implementing Industry 4.0 technology by digitizing his infrastructure and business procedures.

Dr. Reddy’s claimed to have experienced considerable business results, including a 43% improvement in manufacturing costs, a 30% decrease in production lead time, a 41% decrease in energy use, and a notable decline in quality deviations.

To increase end-to-end costs, productivity, and quality leadership, Cipla has started installing “Digital Automation Analytics” (DAA) across a network of 22 Indian facilities in simultaneously.

With over 30 4IR use cases covering the industrial internet of things, digital, advanced analytics, natural language processing (NLP), robotic process automation, etc., Cipla’s Indore Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) plant took the lead on this journey. This ground-breaking technology led to lower manufacturing costs and increased speed and agility.

Cipla reported a 23% increase in production, a 28% drop in specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and quality improvements at its Indore Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) facility.

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