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MES, digital twin, and AI optimization for pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech, and supply chain operations.

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Overview

Körber Software & AI Solutions provides digital and AI-driven tools for manufacturing, automation, and logistics operations across industries including Pharma, Biotech, Life Sciences, Nicotine, and Supply Chain. The portfolio covers manufacturing execution systems (MES), track and trace, warehouse management, SAP add-ons, advanced analytics, and AI-based optimization tools, available both on-site and cloud-based.

The solutions are designed to support end-to-end digital transformation, helping organizations manage complex production and logistics processes while addressing compliance requirements, cost pressures, and time-to-market demands. Körber positions its offering as compatible with existing equipment, enabling performance improvements without requiring full infrastructure replacement.

Solution Categories

  • Consulting & Implementation: Includes digital transformation consulting, implementation services, MES consulting, process analysis, and operations management consulting with tailored systems solutions.
  • Regulatory & Compliance: Covers compliance monitoring and Life Sciences MES that meets all requirements of regulatory approval authorities.
  • Data Management Services: Focuses on data integrity analysis to detect potential risks and improve productivity, including smart factory data integrity tools.
  • Supply Chain: Warehouse management software and supply chain booster tools as part of the K.optimize AI® Suite.
  • Factory Solutions: Includes smart factory optimization, digital twin simulations, and AI-based tools for machinery enhancements.

Key Products and Tools

  • K.optimize AI® Suite: Converts operational data into actionable outputs, targeting error reduction, increased uptime, and lower energy consumption. Covers both smart factory optimization and supply chain applications.
  • PAS-X MES: A manufacturing execution system for Life Sciences, including cloud- and AI-powered capabilities in version 3.4. Includes PAS-X validation services and supports zero-defect production targets.
  • Digital Twin: Simulation tools covering both smart factory digital twins and bioprocess digital twins, applicable from design through to live operations.
  • Digital Assessment: Analysis of pharma production performance to identify areas for digital optimization.
  • Data Integrity Tools: Analysis tools that identify data integrity risks and support productivity improvements.
  • Operator Eye: A tool that detects and compensates for slip sheet errors in warehouse or production machinery, averaging more than 80 error corrections per machine per week.
  • K.Motion PMS: A process management system referenced in supply chain and retail contexts.

Reported Performance Metrics

  • 12% increase in operational availability per equipment unit.
  • 66% reduction in time-to-market for customers using Körber Software and AI solutions.
  • 98% zero-defect production rate from first use of the Life Sciences MES.
  • 100% compliance with Life Sciences MES Suite against regulatory approval authority requirements.
  • Up to 75% reduction in repetitive errors.
  • More than 80 slip sheet errors detected and compensated per machine per week by the Operator Eye.

Industry Use Cases

  • Roche used Körber solutions to standardize processes with SAP integration.
  • JYSK, a household goods retailer, had three Körber solutions implemented across its operations.
  • INTERSPORT Germany deployed the K.Motion PMS process management system.
  • Biopharma companies are transitioning MES infrastructure to the cloud using Körber's scalable, compliant solutions.

Körber's software and AI portfolio supports both on-premises and cloud-based deployment models. The solutions are designed to integrate with existing systems and equipment, and the company offers consulting services alongside its software products to support implementation, validation, and ongoing optimization across regulated and non-regulated industries.

Meta

Domain
Manufacturing & Bioprocessing
Subdomain
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Software type(s)
Workflow Automation
Deployment type(s)
Hybrid
Industry vertical(s)
PharmaBiotech
Development stage(s)
Manufacturing
Target user(s)
QA / Regulatory AffairsAutomation EngineerIT / Systems Admin / Data Engineer
Compliance standard(s)
21 CFR Part 11GxP
Tag(s)
Uses AI