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How Cipla Is Aligning Manufacturing Amid The Pandemic

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Cipla senior management executive tells Scrip how the company is calibrating manufacturing as part of a wider business “reimagination” and accelerated digital adoption across its operations.

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Cipla Reimagines Operations Including Manufacturing • Source: Shutterstock

The coronavirus pandemic may have put the spotlight on supply chain risks but it has also nudged front-line drug firms in India like Cipla Limited towards “reimagining” other aspects of their operations, including manufacturing, as they strive to stay nimble, efficient and compliant amid an evolving geopolitical landscape.

In an interview with Scrip, Cipla’s global chief financial officer Kedar Upadhye outlined the broad contours of how the firm is aligning its massive manufacturing footprint globally as countries lean...

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