Lean Pharmaceutical Production Case Study

Learn to Improve Pharmaceutical Throughput

GSK’s pharmaceutical production facilities in Brazil continuously strive to optimize production flow, improve throughput, reduce costs, and maintain quality. See how METTLER TOLEDO is helping the company realize its pharmaceutical production goals through intelligent analytical balance technology and skilled service.
GSK’s pharmaceutical production facilities in Brazil continuously strive to optimize production flow, improve throughput, reduce costs, and maintain quality. See how METTLER TOLEDO is helping the company realize its pharmaceutical production goals through intelligent analytical balance technology and skilled service.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a prominent pharmaceutical company with a significant presence in more than 93 countries. A leader in discovering therapeutic solutions, including medications and vaccines, it also develops and markets personal care products such as Sensodyne, Aquafresh, Eno, Poligrip, and Polident (Corega in Brazil).

A Lean-Lab Partnership

The company’s network of 84 production units in 36 countries includes two facilities in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Recently, the 70-person quality control team for these sites finished implementing a Lean Lab project in partnership with METTLER TOLEDO. 



Pharmaceuticals: Improve Throughput

Using premier analytical balance technology, the pharma company created miniature production stations categorized by value stream, so each line operates faster. See how reliable equipment, including Excellence analytical balances, helped the company redesign pharmaceutical workflows to improve throughput and create lean pharmaceutical production.