As the stringent regulatory requirements and effective productivity concerns looming large in the pharmaceutical industry, the business automation system with integrated mode is gaining around in the sector. Of late two of the leading pharma companies in Mumbai Themis Medicare and Group Pharmaceuticals have engaged Progen ERP Systems to fully integrate its business functions with former’s software solution PERP, which will take care of the complete operation of production, distribution and marketing with fully documented and systematic way.

Progen ERP (PERP) is a pharma specific indigenous developed ERP system that covers all functional areas in a pharmaceutical enterprise.  Currently the package has been implemented in 120 sites in India and abroad.  The companies in which PERP has been successfully implemented includes Sigma Laboratories, Biersdort India, Biochem Pharma, Kremoint Pharma, Procter & Gamble, etc.

The ERP package, accordingly to Mr. Manish Sharma, Director Progen ERP Systems (P) Ltd. would cost in the range of Rs.15 lakhs to Rs.1.5 crore in accordance with specification of the Modules and the number of Users.  But the productivity enhancement and the completely documented production system would help the companies to reduce the total overhead cost by 40 to 60 percent over a period of time with the implementation of Pharma Specific ERP System, which takes care of the entire activities of the pharma unit from the planning to purchase, production, inventory, excise duty, taxes, marketing, billing, etc. he said.

Group Pharmaceuticals, specialising in healthcare products and manufacturing of dental health care products on a third party basis for Dr. Reddy’s Labs with an annual turnover of Rs.250 million has its corporate in Mumbai.  The company has its plants at Tarapur, Thane and Mallur near Bangalore.  PERP will be implemented at all the sites and for all its modules, which includes Finance, Material, Production, HR, Distribution & Marketing and Sales, etc.  PERP was selected out of 2-3 vendors for it being a pharma specific software and compliant to Indian statutory norms.  The PERP Distribution Management Software has also been approved for installation at Group Pharma’s Distributors at 50 locations all over India.

Similarly Themis Medicare one of the leading pharmaceutical companies and an Indo-Hungarian Joint Venture, is involved in the Manufacture of life saving pharmaceutical bulk drugs and formulations of synthetic and fermentation origin in the domestic and international markets.