ACG has joined the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Flagship Network, following the certification of its capsule manufacturing plant in Pithampur, India.
ACG, the country’s largest capsule manufacturer and integrated supplier and service provider to the pharmaceutical industry, said the certification followed rigorous audits of more than 25 use cases for the facility that led to the manufacturing of superior products and transformed operations, creating new benchmarks in meeting deadlines. production.
The Indian pharmaceutical laboratories Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Cipla are also part of this network. “ACG’s Pithampur factory exemplifies the accelerated deployment of GenAI, meeting the evolving skill sets of manufacturing employees through a remarkable standard operating procedure (SOP) and policy interface with Gen AI,” the company said.
WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network is a community of manufacturers demonstrating leadership in using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to transform factories, value chains and business models for compelling financial and operational returns, says the ACG note.
The initiative, a collaboration between the WEF and Mckinsey & Company, in addition to independent experts, assesses and designates factories and value chains that join the GLN. The network has seen an increase since its creation, from 16 to 153 lighthouses.
Commenting on the milestone reached six years into the transformation journey, Karan Singh, Group Managing Director, ACG, said, “When ACG embarked on its digital transformation journey, I remember how Industry 4.0, AI and ML were emerging concepts. The focus has been on deploying these technologies to improve productivity and transform the way we operate, with the ultimate goal of improving access to affordable medicines.
The ACG plant in Pithampur integrated green elements during the design and layout stages, marking a pioneering achievement as it was certified gold by LEED in 2014, the company said.
