Cipla has announced that its Indore Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) plant has been designated by the World Economic Forum as an 'Advanced Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse'. This is the first Cipla facility to receive coveted recognition.

The Global Lighthouse Network is an exclusive community of manufacturing leaders from across sectors who depict an accelerated adoption of 4IR technologies to transform factories, value chains and business models for resilience, growth and sustainability.

Cipla deployed 'Digital Automation Analytics' (DAA) across a network of 22 India sites in parallel to unlock end-to-end costs, productivity and quality leadership. Cipla's Indore Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) facility led this journey with 30+4IR use cases, spanning the Industrial Internet of Things, Digital, Advanced Analytics, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Robotic Process Automation, etc.

The revolutionary technologies (along with other classic levers) result in reduced manufacturing costs, greater agility, and speed. The impact generated across multiple fronts at Cipla's Indore Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) facility includes a 23 per cent rise in productivity, 28 per cent decrease in specific Greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions and quality enhancement.

Commenting on the back of this development, Umang Vohra, MD and Global CEO, Cipla said, "This recognition is a true testament to our steadfast focus towards transforming Cipla into a digitally native future-ready organisation. We have embarked on a journey to enhance our connection with patients, doctors & other stakeholders in line with our aspiration to reimagine operations across the value chain. Embedding a digital culture in the organisation enables us to stay ahead of the curve and helps achieve our sustainability pledges whilst increasing operational efficiencies. I would like to thank team Indore for this remarkable demonstration of digital transformation."

Geena Malhotra, Global Chief Technology Officer, Cipla added, "We are redefining benchmarks in pharma by being the early adopters of 4IR technologies at scale. Our digital transformation initiatives are ensuring greater agility, speed, process simplification, higher efficiencies and faster resolution of challenges. It has also aided in integrating sustainability into the core of our manufacturing operations, which is a key enabler of our ESG commitments."