Pilot Blueprint Pack

Pharma/Biotech Robust Ops


Demo baseline (stand-in data)

Date: 2026-01-14


Problem and Why Now


Hard constraints (cGMP, hold times, shared resources)

Structural uncertainty (durations, QC release delays)

Excel-driven planning creates late surprises


Decision Focus


Primary: campaign sequence + staffing coverage (6-10 weeks)

Secondary: suite/bioreactor vs QC delay lever

Owners: Planning + QA/QC + Production


Scope (Pilot)


Single product family, end-to-end flow

Top resources only

Out of scope: ERP/MES replacement, GMP validation


Model and Constraints


Activities: DS -> DP -> Fill -> QC -> Release

Resources: bioreactor, suites, fill line, QC, cold storage

Constraints: precedence, capacity, hold-time max, time windows


Robust Scenarios


Conservative (P_success 0.93)

Balanced (P_success 0.82)

Aggressive (P_success 0.67)


KPI Snapshot (Stand-in Data)


| Scenario | Reliability | Throughput | Overtime |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Conservative | 0.93 | 8 / week | 5 hrs |
| Balanced | 0.82 | 10 / week | 9 hrs |
| Aggressive | 0.67 | 12 / week | 16 hrs |

Risk Decomposition


Resource: bioreactor and suite capacity saturation

Activity: QC duration variance

Constraint: hold-time max between QC and Release


Recommendation


Recommend Balanced

Tradeoff: +throughput vs moderate overtime and accepted risk

Backed by KPI table + risk drivers


Next Steps


Swap in real site data (M2)

Re-run baseline (M4) and scenarios (M5)

Execute adoption test on next planning cycle