Mar-Kov Chemical Management System

Mar-Kov software focuses on Process, Batch, and Recipe / Formulation based manufacturers.

We believe in best-of-breed solutions, and deliver specialized implementations for each of the following industries:

• Chemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Cosmetics
• Flavor and Fragrance
• Paints and Coatings
• Food and Beverage

Batch Traceability

Mar-Kov delivers robust traceability for manufacturers, easing the burden of meeting FDA, HACCP and other regulatory requirements.

Electronic Batch Recording

Modernize your facility by replacing your paper batch records with an integrated electronic batch recording system.

Barcoding, electronic signatures, and direct interfaces to your devices such as scales during batching has many benefits.

Chemical Inventory Management/Warehousing

Increases efficiency with wireless warehousing and container level barcode tracking.

• Print the MSDSs and C of As required for a shipment automatically based on products and lots being shipped.
• Generate all labeling required for shipment of hazardous materials.
• Produce all paperwork required for international shipments including those required for freight forwarding.
• Pack out into customer defined container sizes is integrated with the shipping process.
• Supports the use of shelf cans
• Ensures that mixed lots get sampled and retested
• Support for customer defined labeling
• Web based customer self-serve
• Order confirmation and advanced shipment notification using EDI or email technologies.
• Fine-tuned for container level inventory tracking of chemicals, components, and finished goods
• Bolts onto any ERP system in synchronous or asynchronous mode
• Multiple warehouse/division support
• Direct weigh scale integration for weight verification during receiving, cycle counting and shipping
• Complete audit trail of all transactions
• Easy to use context sensitive ‘drill downs’ to any level of detail
• Many automated functions including shipping document preparation
• Ability to view inventory snapshot at any time in the past
• Perform cycle counts and physicals without shutting down operations
• Wave picking for more efficient use of tow motor operators
• Designed to meet the stringent requirements of the FDA with 21 CFR part 11 compliance
• Designed to work in a ‘thin client’ environment, which lets the applications run on portable RF Pocket PCs or Pen tablets
• Optional QC/LIMS module controls item/product testing and subsequent quality code changes

Laboratory Information Management System

This software is a full featured LIMS system that integrates with MES and Inventory Management.

• Insures that all testing is performed according to product specification for both ingredients and bulk product.
• Co-ordinates the approval of materials where multiple samples and approvals are required.
• Prevents the use of unapproved or expired materials.
• Support MSDS and Certificate of Analysis document storage and retrieval. These documents are directly linked to products and containers, and can be retrieved online.
• Creates Certificates of Analysis from test results.
• Under strict management control, allows unapproved materials to be used pending their testing. Will prevent the approval of batches until unapproved ingredients that were used have been successfully approved.
• Testing of In Process Samples is fully integrated with other testing. Ability to enter adjustments required for Batch. Addition of adjustments is enforced by the MES.
• Gang Testing is supported.

Manufacturing Execution System

Starts in pre-weigh, and moves through blending and pack-out. This module polices the entire manufacturing process.

• Real time consumption and creation of inventory.
• Computer assisted weighing, blending, and packing out of manufacturing orders.
• Provides accurate real time inventory visibility and quality control status to operators.
• Pre-weigh and co-mingle operations are performed using scales that are directly accessible to the software, enhancing speed and reliability.
• Each step of the batching operation is policed by the software in order to ensure that all steps are performed as defined in the process specification.
• MSDS and HMIS information is displayed as required throughout.
• The software ensures that all equipment has been cleaned and sanitized before allowing it to be used.
• Provides an electronic batch sheet that may be customized by the user.
• Paperless system with data collected at the source eliminates time and errors associated with manual data recording and entry
• Increase manufacturing efficiencies by 10%-30%
• Complete lot traceability with container level tracking of source materials.
• Material consumption information is sent back to the host ERP in seconds. Ability to interface to ANY host system: Oracle, SAP, Batchmaster, MFG/PRO Data3, etc.
• Designed to meet the stringent requirements of the FDA with 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
• Designed to work in a thin client environment, which lets the application run on portable Pocket PCs or Pen tablets
• Barcoding is used throughout to ensure accuracy
• Maintains an inventory of misblends and automatically recommends their use when possible.
• Integrated in process testing ensures that adjustments are correctly completed, and retains details for review and analysis
• Automatically corrects quantities required based on the purity as required, and determines the amount of filler required.
• Weight tolerances can be set at the ingredient level.
• Gang weighing is supported for increased efficiency.
• Filters ingredients by workstation based on security, size of pour, and other criteria.
• Signatures for operator and checker can be individually configured for each operation.

Mass Inventory Storage System

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Recipe Manager

Recipe Manager was designed to support the Product Development cycle, and to streamline the introduction of new products to manufacturing. Recipe Manager can generate Batch Documents to be manually filled in during batch execution, or pass the recipe to the Manufacturing Execution System for electronic batch execution.

• Secure audit trail of all recipe development.
• Define and enforce corporate standards for product and process specifications.
• Speeds up and enhances the consistency of recipe creation by using a library of predefined equipment and process definitions (an unlimited number of user-created definitions may be added) .
• Integrates with CTFA database for more accurate product definitions.
• Verifies that different parts of a recipe are consistent with each other. For example it makes sure that all ingredients defined in the formula are used in the process.
• Ensures that all sign offs are present before a recipe can be released into production.
• Ingredients, specifications and recipes may be shared amongst all users or specific groups.
• Implemented using S88 concepts and nomenclature.
• Designed specifically for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
• Eliminates errors commonly found in manually generated recipes.
• Automatically generates Process Specifications and Batch Records.