SAP for Life Sciences solutions support regulatory requirements and address industry cost pressures by decreasing manufacturing variability and providing a single view of key information in one system – to reduce the risk of noncompliance and provide consistent and compliant batch records.

SAP for Life Sciences covers the key activities involved in facilitating product quality management, including:

• Procure-to-pay management – SAP for Life Sciences solutions can help you manage the procurement of raw materials needed for manufacturing – so you can collaborate with suppliers to manage contracts as well as inventories.
• Compliant manufacturing – With SAP solutions, you can enforce compliance throughout the manufacturing process, beginning with order release and material availability check, followed by dispensing, manufacturing, and packaging.
• Enterprise laboratory information management – SAP for Life Sciences allows you to automate work processes and administrative functions of R&D and manufacturing laboratories by using a laboratory information management system (LIMS) to manage the complete test process.
• Equipment maintenance – SAP solutions enable you to maintain production equipment by scheduling work and shutdowns, procuring maintenance supplies, and managing inventory in a Web-based or mobile environment.