Common Database Routing for Multi-Line Drug Packaging Orders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current drug product packaging systems are inefficiently managed individually with separate database management systems, leading to issues like inventory data corruption, manual order routing, and the need for separate processing of reports, which hinders centralized management and efficient dispensing.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a common database management system to manage records for multiple drug product packaging systems, allowing for centralized routing of packaging orders, improved inventory management, and generation of reports on both individual and aggregate levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate database management systems are used for each packaging system, then each system can be managed independently, but inventory data corruption and manual processing burdens increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate database management systems into a single centralized database system that manages inventory and packaging operations for multiple packaging systems. This consolidation eliminates data corruption risks associated with separate systems while maintaining the ability to manage each packaging system independently through the unified database, thus resolving the contradiction between independent management and data integrity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate database management systems are used for each packaging system, then system independence is maintained, but manual order routing and separate report processing are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate database systems into a centralized database that automatically routes packaging orders across different packaging systems. This eliminates manual order routing while preserving system independence, as the centralized database can direct orders to any available packaging system based on current status and capacity, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized database system automatically performs order routing and report generation without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the distribution of packaging orders to appropriate packaging systems and automatically generates both individual and aggregate reports, eliminating the manual processing burdens while maintaining system independence.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate database systems are used, then each system can operate autonomously, but centralized management and facility-wide reporting are hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple autonomous database systems into a single centralized database that provides both autonomous operation capabilities and centralized management. The unified database structure allows facility-wide reporting and centralized control while each packaging system can still operate independently when needed, thus resolving the contradiction between autonomy and centralized management ease.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes performing, by a processor: providing a database that contains records corresponding to a plurality of drug product packaging systems, the records in the database being accessible through a common database management system, receiving a packaging order for at least one drug product, evaluating at least one criterion for fulfilling the packaging order, and identifying one of the plurality of drug product packaging systems to package the at least one drug product based on evaluating the at least one criterion.