WAREHOUSE
Ware House is the large area
where all the raw materials, packaging materials and the finished products are
stored. From the Ware House the raw materials are sent to the production unit.
Again the finished products are stored in the Ware House.
Warehousing
is normally the largest in terms of area special attention is paid which is
focused on maintaining cleanliness freedom form infestation and order
orderliness.
Different
Units of Warehouse:
v
Storage for Raw material.
v
Storage for Packing material.
v
Storage for Finished product.
v
Storage for Thermolabile product
(Foster/cold storage).
Areas of
Warehouse:
1. Quarantine area: After receiving, raw materials and
packaging materials are kept here for QA approval. Area is located in the front portion of the
building.
2. Released
area: Approved
raw materials and packaging materials are generally stored in the central place
of the warehouse with great safety.
3. Rejected area: Rejected raw materials, packaging materials, finished
products are stored here with
great care. The rejected area is located at corner portion of the warehouse in
a separate room, where entry is
strictly regulated.
4. Finished Products area: Finished products are stored here for delivery.
4. Finished Products area: Finished products are stored here for delivery.
5. Special
area: It
includes cold room, freeze room for poisonous materials, room for flammable
materials.
Activities
of Warehouse:
Warehouse activities
can be stated as follows: (related to raw and packaging materials)
ü
Arrival of materials.
ü
Invoice checking.
ü
Physical inspection &
receipt/discrepancy report.
ü
Quarantine storage.
ü
QA sampling.
ü
Leveling in the container.
ü
Entry in SAP.
ü
QA release/ rejected materials.
ü
Dispensing of released/ rejected
materials.
ü
Dispensing / Distribution.
Objectives of proper receiving, issuing and storage
of goods in Nuvista Pharma –
Measures
Target:
Ø Proper entry of all receipts
& issues into the computer / Kardex 100 %
Ø Timely issue of goods to
production department & central warehouse as per requisition. 100 %
Ø To minimize handling loss of
issuing materials
Raw Materials NMT.500 %
Packaging Materials NMT.500 %
Finished Goods (Glass Bottles)
NMT.500 %
Ø Maintain FEFO (1st expelled
1st output) / FIFO (1st input 1st output) 100 %
Ø Sometime maintain LIFO (last
in first out) in case of raw material.
Ø To follow guidelines as per
cGMP / GSP 100 %
Ø
Objectives of smooth receiving & supplying of
packing materials, Raw materials (Solids, Liquids) in Nuvista
Pharma -
Measures
Target:
Ø Timely unloading ½ hour
after receiving the documents
Ø Tallying the quantity with
delivery challan against ½ hour after receiving purchase order / L / C &
preparing G.R.N. the challan.
Ø Orderly placement of
received materials immediately after at quarantine area of the store receiving
the materials
Ø Shelving passed materials at
respective shelves quickly transferring of the packing materials store from
quarantine.
Ø Proper entry of all receipts
& issues into the Bincard 100 %
Ø Timely issue of packing
materials to production department as per requisition. 100 %
Ø To minimize handling loss of
issuing materials
Packaging 98 %
Solid materials 99.5 %
Liquids 99.5 %
Ø Maintain FEFO (1st expelled 1st output) / FIFO
(1st input 1st output) 100 %
Ø To follow guidelines as per
cGMP / GSP 95 %
Objectives of smooth receiving & supplying of
finished goods in Nuvista Pharma:
Measures
Target:
Ø Tallying the goods mentioned
in quickly after receive finished goods transfer note goods transfer note.
Ø Proper entry of all receipts
& issues into Cardex / Bincard 100 %
Ø Timely delivery of goods as
per prescribed vat challan & gate pass of custom authority 100 %
Ø Preparing daily statement
100 %
Ø Maintain FEFO (1st expelled
1st output) / FIFO (1st input 1st output) 100 %
Ø To follow guidelines as per
cGMP / GSP 95 %
Some common terms of Ware house:
Sampling
As the process of taking a small portion from a lot
for test and analysis to show the quality of the whole lot. The purpose of
sampling and subsequent testing is to provide an effective check on the quality
of the product or substances being processed.
Sampling quantity
Sampling quantity should be the double of one
complete test.
Lot
A batch or number of batches in a consignment.
Batch
A quantity of the product or material which is
processed in one run following manufacturing USP. ]
Campaign
A campaign means number of batches manufactured
without any interruption or product change.
Handling
The term handling means checking according to
invoice/challan and other documents during receiving of the materials.
Preservation
The term preservation means the materials are stored
in different conditions according to its nature of stability i.e. to maintain a
specific temperature and relative humidity.
Dispensing
Dispensing means the materials are supplied to the production
areas by weighing according to the proper document and release it from the RM
Store.
Quarantine The term quarantine means the material is not
ready for use and it is under test after received. So a quarantine label is
attached to the container.
FIFO The term FIFO stands for First In First Out.
Re-test The term
re-test means the samples are needed to be repeated analysis for identify vs.
previous documentation and it has been done either 3/6/12 months.
