Why Thai Generic Pharma Still Runs on Excel — And When It’s Time to Change
Over 27 years in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, I’ve watched generic drug manufacturers across Thailand rely on the same universal tool: Microsoft Excel.
Over 27 years in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, I’ve watched generic drug manufacturers across Thailand rely on the same universal tool: Microsoft Excel.
Search for “ERP for pharmaceutical manufacturing” and you’ll encounter the usual suspects: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics. Enterprise price tags. Multi-year implementations. Dedicated IT teams.
The first two articles in this series covered why pharmaceutical manufacturers need more than Excel and why ERPNext deserves attention. This article is hands-on: configuring ERPNext from day one for a generic drug manufa