Pfizer
Pfizer’s site in Havant is a centre of excellence for the packaging, distribution and supply of cold chain and injectable drugs; currently shipping product to 122 destinations in over 60 countries.
The site’s major technologies/capabilities include:
Drug Product Operations: Receive pre-filled vials, syringes and auto-injectors from global suppliers. Label and package into market-specific formats.
Batch Disposition: Official Medicines Control Laboratory Liaison for EU vaccines. Final product release site for cold chain products.
Cold Chain Distribution: Design & qualify shipping container systems. Qualify road-freight trailers & global air freight routes. Cold chain distribution to 122 distribution points in over 60 countries.
Primary products are:
Prevenar - Vaccine for immunisation against invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Enbrel - Biologic used to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis & related conditions
Tygacil - Antibiotic for a wide variety of potentially fatal infections
Meningitec - Vaccine for immunisation against Neisseria meningitidis group C
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Operational Excellence...Lean manufacturing...Continuous improvement...Process improvement...Change management... Distribution ...Logistics...Strategic planning...Culture change..Communication...Project selection & management... DMAIC...A3 Boards
Topics covered by Pfizer
Logistics & Distribution
Recognised as a Cold Chain Centre of Excellence the team at Havant focuses on delivering innovative cold chain solutions that deliver both in terms of Quality Assurance of products and year-on-year cost avoidance opportunities. During your visit we will share with you how we control, pack and distribute temperature controlled medicines at a temperature between 2oc and 8oc throughout their lifecycle.
We will also provide you with information on how we manage the distribution process and validation of shipment routes to 122 global distribution points across 60 markets located within the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.
Site Strategy
Like any business, being responsive to changing business and market needs is imperative for survival; however it is equally important not to lose sight of our long terms goals and vision. To this end we have invested significant time in creating and sharing a clear vision and strategic initiatives for the site that will drive improvements and ensure we remain competitive. We will share with you our approach and the lessons we have learned.
Supply Chain Excellence
Havant plays a pivotal role in the supply chain of two of Pfizer’s flagship products; Enbrel and Prevenar. We will share with you our approach to managing a supply chain with a high level of complexity, whilst ensuring we are able to plan effectively both in the short and medium term as well as remaining agile and responsive to changing market needs.
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Testimonials about Pfizer
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“Excellent presentations provided a good overview of the scale of change and reasons for change. Particularly impressive cool chain management.”
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“An excellent visit – very interesting to see the process of a world leading company.”
“Good overview of how a large company plans, implements and monitors change.”
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