Driving the pharmaceutical revolution: the power of industry 4.0
Abstract
Industry 4.0 is nothing but the 4th Industrial Revolution which will change the production processes. The implementation of Industry 4.0 in the pharmaceutical sector will make the manufacturing of complex drugs easier The implementation of Industry 4.0 in the pharmaceutical sector will make the manufacturing of complex drugs easier. The arrival of Industry 4.0 and its advanced technologies such Artificial intelligence (AI), Robotics ,Machine learning(ML), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Big data analytics in manufacturing processes is referred to as industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 the potential to completely transform medication research, production, and supply chain activities in the pharmaceutical sector, resulting in more productivity, reduced prices, and better quality. Real-time monitoring of manufacturing processes. The application of these technologies has to dramatically increase the agility, efficiency, flexibility, and quality of the industrial production of medicines. How these technologies are deployed on the journey from data collection to the hallmark digital maturity of Industry 4.0 will define the next generation of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Acheiving the benefits of this future requires a vision for it and an understanding of the extant regulatory, technical, and logistical barriers to realizing it.
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Industrial Revolution 4.0, Artificial intelligence, Advance technologies, Quality improvement
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https://www.jgtps.com/admin/uploads/mw7QGy.pdf
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