Case Study: Takeda Pharmaceuticals achieves FDA-compliant, paperless lean maintenance with Infor EAM Enterprise

Takeda Makes Compliance Easy with Infor EAM Enterprise

Takeda Ireland, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Bray and subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical, faced strict regulatory requirements (including FDA 21 CFR Part 11) and needed a scalable, flexible maintenance system to improve data delivery, support growth, and enable lean manufacturing while accommodating evolving customer needs.

By implementing Infor EAM Enterprise, Takeda replaced paper workflows with electronic approvals, eliminating about 20,000 paper work orders per year; technician engagement rose from 40% to 93% and planned vs. reactive work shifted from 40:60 to 82:18. The solution cut planner and technician admin time by 2.5 hours per day, created a “visual factory” for real‑time work orders and parts status, and delivered instant parts‑usage and cost reporting that improved interdepartmental communication, engineering response, and parts management.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Anthony Cantwell

Maintenance Manager, Takeda Ireland