Abstract
Corona Virus Disease COVID-19 has significantly impacted the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. Production Efficiency in pharmaceutical facilities is questionable to withstand the drastic conditions under which the drug manufacturing supply chains are. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a primary indicator of efficiency. The aim of this review is to demonstrate a comprehensive overview on the factors impacting OEE and how they are affected by COVID-19.
 
 This review was done on a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Egypt. In order to better understand the business model under study and have clearer vision on the impact of COVID-19 on each aspect of it, the business anatomy model ‘9 Elements’ by Elsafty (2018) was used. The time horizon of this study is 2020 to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pharmaceutical manufacturing performance.
 
 The pandemic led to increase the pharmaceutical products demand which subsequently put a pressure on supply planners to alter the production scheduling. COVID-19 unraveled the weaknesses in the supply chains and the overreliance on materials suppliers of one source. This had a direct impact on the supply of materials and spare parts. Production efficiency has also been impacted by the health conditions of workers and operators might been community infected. Lack of high-skilled workers leads to decrease in the productivity due to the inability to manage and solve problems the right way and independently. Materials and finished goods quality are questionable in such situation. Introduction of counterfeit and falsified materials is a predictable side effect.
 
 It is concluded that OEE is affected by COVID-19 that moderates the inputs of OEE; availability, performance and quality. The pandemic has an impact (positive or negative) on the top losses of a machine efficiency.
Highlights
Background and Problem DefinitionPharmaceutical Industry is a regulated discipline
As any other business in Egypt, pharmaceutical industry has been impacted by the economic status of country, which in-turn resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic situation since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a global emergency
Data shows a positive correlation between Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as an independent variable and the absent cases as independent variable
Summary
Ministry of Health of Egypt (MOH) is the main regulatory authority for pharmaceutical products in terms of products’ registration, pricing and manufacturing practices through a series of requirements and regulations called; Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). GMP ensures product quality by regulating the process critical quality attributes. As any other business in Egypt, pharmaceutical industry has been impacted by the economic status of country, which in-turn resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic situation since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a global emergency. WHO (2020) stated that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Pharmaceutical products are considered critical to national security products
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