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Advice Pool - Design And Logistics
When many people who are in charge of logistics look at how to improve their work, they are mostly concerned with speeding up the transportation of parts an
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
d decreasing machine time. One thing that many logistics people forget is that the actual design of the product can make a difference to how difficult it i
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
to produce and machine. A good design not only focuses on how well the product will appear to the consumer on the open market, but it also places importan
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
e on how easy it is to machine the product. Many of the things that logistics managers worry about such as machine time and process automation, the design
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ngineer should worry about also. When designing a particular product, the level of difficulty for machining and the easiness of implementing an automated m
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
achining process should be considered.
There are countless ways in which a designer can design his product so that the design has a positive influence on t
There are countless ways in which a designer can design his product so that the design has a positive influence on t
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
at particular logistical process. First, the designer can control which materials the product is made from. This is the possibly the biggest impact the de
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
igner can have on the logistics process. If the designer picks materials that are easy to machine and easy to acquire then this will obviously affect the l
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
gistics process positively. When the designer picks the proper materials, he can reduce machine usage time, reduce machine set up time and minimize transpo
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
rtation costs of materials. Therefore, if we look at the design process in depth we can clearly see that the design engineers have a huge influence on how
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
moothly the logistical system can run.
A simple example of this would be that suppose that the design engineer is making plans for the production of mechan
A simple example of this would be that suppose that the design engineer is making plans for the production of mechan
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
cal pencils. Now besides the basic design criteria of price range and large variances in quality (the difference between a forty cent Bic pencil and a seve
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
dollar Dr. Grip pencil) there are enormous characteristics of the pencil that the design engineer can control that will affect the logistics process of the
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
production of this particular product. The designer controls what material the pen is made out of, he controls how big it is, he controls how many parts t
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
ere are and he controls the shape of the part. Having a flashy cap, may seem like a minor improvement to make the pen more aesthetically appealing, but in
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
act it may be a major impedance to the quick, cheap and effective manufacture of the pen. There are countless other small tradeoffs that the designer can m
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ke that would make the logistical process much easier. The designer could use acrylic instead of garolite for inside parts of the pen and he could use stee
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
l instead of aluminum for the frame of the pen.
Many people believe that logistics is solely in the hands of those who are specifically assigned to look ov
Many people believe that logistics is solely in the hands of those who are specifically assigned to look ov
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
r the particular production system. However, this is simply not the case, logistics is in the hands of everybody who has a part in the design of a product.
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Design for manufacture and for assembly are big parts of the design process and can not be ignored when looking at the logistical and manufacturing process
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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