QC Planning Excellence

Situation

A mid-size pharmaceutical manufacturer operates one central QC laboratory processing approximately 1,500 to 3,000 batches per year. A modern LIMS is in place, but daily lab planning still runs on Excel, email, and recurring coordination meetings. QC planners and team leads spend a significant part of their time on replanning, driven by shifting priorities, limited visibility into analyst availability, and bottlenecks that surface too late.

Core Challenges

• Excel-based planning with limited real-time transparency
• High coordination effort through constant queries and interruptions
• Uneven workload distribution among planners and analysts
• Planning instability with direct impact on batch release timelines

q_alizer Deployment

Entry via QC Planner as a low-risk first module. Excel-based planning is replaced by a shared, WIP-driven planning board. Workload, priorities, analyst availability, and bottlenecks become visible in real time for everyone involved. Onboarding requires minimal master data and is typically productive within a few weeks, without touching LIMS, QMS, or ERP.

Business Impact

Comparable deployments show time savings of up to 8 hours per batch for QC planning, a significant reduction in replanning and firefighting, and clear daily priorities for analysts and team leads. A stable daily planning process forms the foundation for faster and more predictable batch release.