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Medical
Device Manufacturer Wants Error-Free Product Distribution:
Chooses Eagle Consulting and Development’s Automated Data Collection
(ADC) Solution
KINNELON, N.J. - (BusinessWire) - (January 3, 2006)
Eagle Consulting and Development is pleased to announce that
Massachusetts-based Insulet Corporation (www.insulet.com)
chose Eagle’s RF Express™ for MFG/PRO product to meet its stringent
product distribution requirements.
Insulet's first commercial product – the OmniPod™ Insulin Management
System – represents a revolutionary approach to insulin
delivery systems. With its FDA clearance now in hand, the company has
been ramping up for large-scale manufacturing and distribution.
According to Kevin Schmid, VP of Manufacturing, “Projected demand for
this product calls for us to manufacture and distribute hundreds of
thousands of devices per month within two years.
As we scale up to those levels, I
don’t want to have to worry about business systems. They must be in
place first so we can concentrate on the product.”
Facing that steep growth curve, manufacturing wanted an enterprise
system with proven ability to handle high-volume, continuous, disposable
manufacturing in an FDA-regulated environment. MFG/PRO from QAD met the
requirements and implementation began.
Insulet quickly realized that they could leverage QAD MFG/PRO’s
capabilities by adding an accurate, real-time ADC solution, but the
standards for a medical device company are very high.
Eagle’s RF Express for MFG/PRO brought to the table its tight
integration with the enterprise system, its real-time approach to data
collection and Eagle’s excellent track record for successful
implementations and superior support in an FDA-regulated
environment.
According to Schmid, “I’m not willing to
tolerate transaction errors. That meant we needed to mistake-proof the
distribution process. Eagle’s system enabled us to accurately capture
extremely small bar codes (barely readable with the human eye) on
vendor-supplied parts during the actual build of an Insulet device.
There are no second chances and there’s no room for error since the
individual parts can no longer be scanned once they are incorporated
into a larger assembly. In addition to scanning the components, Eagle
protects those serial numbers from being reused, and ties those serial
numbers into the finished device as well as the final packaging.”
Insulet’s long-range plans also include
international distribution, making Eagle’s global footprint an important
consideration as well.
About
Eagle
Eagle
Consulting & Development is the leading provider of online, real-time
automated data collection and bar coding solutions to users of QAD
MFG/PRO enterprise applications worldwide. Eagle provides "plug-and-go"
solutions at approximately 3,000 sites for 800+ QAD MFG/PRO customers.
For more information, visit
www.eaglecondev.com or contact Bill
Paone at +1-973-838-5006 ext. 119. RF Express™ is a trademark of Eagle
Consulting & Development.
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