Apoteka

APOTEKA : productivity as a management act.
Pharmacy economy has changed considerably over the year: drops in margins, payroll increase, increase of number of prescriptions…
The consequences are clear : today and even more so tomorrow, it will be necessary to process more prescriptions without increasing the payroll.
The solution consists in improving productivity as much as possible to control this payroll, improving services to customers and developping a modern image.
Since 1999, our APOTEKA solution has enabled our customers to achieve these goals, keeping being upgraded thanks to the latest technological innovations !

Advantage

Aim

The central role of APOTEKA consists in delivering complete prescriptions to the counter as rapidly as possible. This is all the more importantly during peaks of activity (more than one customer per cash register), when APOTEKA must prepare several prescriptions virtually simultaneously.

APOTEKA's performance can be explained by 3 variables

Product selection speed: in less than 2 seconds, the complete prescription leaves the automated dispenser Routing speed: intrinsic belt speed and optimised wait time between prescriptions Universality and maximum stock: APOTEKA can manage all types of packaging and turnovers, thus ensuring the complete automation of most prescriptions

Increased profitability

You can increase your productivity up to 500,000 € revenue / employee
You increase the number of customers served at peak hours with the same number of employees
You maintain control of payroll under all circumstances (peak traffic, illness, pregnancy, opening hours, etc.)
You increase average basket size by improving advice and working conditions

Time savings

Thanks to unsurpassed preparation and routing speeds, you can process between 6 and 12 complete prescriptions per minute
By eliminating movements, you save between 2 and 3 hours of daily work per counter (i.e. 1/3 of work time)
You reduce queue sizes, allowing more time for advising customers
You accelerate storage and facilitate reserve management

Space Savings

More ergonomic and user-friendly, and hence more efficient sales and back-office areas
Ideal for relocating stock to rooms that would otherwise be of little use
Even without changing the layout, you can increase your sales area by automating the drugs stock and by eliminating conventional storage systems
Adaptation to your pharmacy's configuration: upstairs, on the ground floor or in the basement

Indirect gains

You have better control over your stock (precise capacity and computer assistance)
You eliminate the risk of out-of-date drugs ("FIFO: First In - First Out") reduce the unknown mark-down
Less waiting, more advice and more customer space distinguish you from your competitors and develop customer loyalty
You enhance the skills of your pharmacy team and improve their working conditions, while offering greater time flexibility
You increase your pharmacy's transaction value

Features

Product Ejection

Per prescription work to optimise productivity
Infrared control for physical validation of de-stocking: guarantees information concerning the presence or absence of the box before arrival at the counter, thus avoiding stock errors in the event of high turnovers, allowing other channels to be activated if necessary

Storage

Computer-controlled wireless scanner compatible with new data-matrix codes and position identification diodes
Flat storage: maximum time savings for manual box insertion
2 possible modes: ergonomic or compact
Storage automated with the OMEGA robot (see specific documentation)

Conveying

We design, manufacture and fit all types of conveyor :

Conveyor belts: most efficient technology for large volume prescriptions and cumbersome products
Special belts for sloping transport
Sliders : most compact system for vertical drops
Quick Lift : exclusive lift for bringing products up from the basement
Pneumatic transport (in partnership)
Environment : use of low-power and recyclable motors

Software

We design, manufacture and fit all types of conveyor :

VB APOCOM software

Pioneering software in CD automated dispenser interface development, allowing data exchange between APOTEKA and your stock management software, in particular for accelerated validation of day-to-day orders.

VB APOTEKA software

Software for exhaustive day-to-day automated dispenser management :

Indication of minimum stocks
Reserve management and computer-assisted inventory
Computer-assisted creation of new references
Cloud computing : for new products in particular, elimination of computer manipulations thanks to an online national database

SMART DRIVE software

Multiple-prescription work acceleration: the current prescription triggers the following one as soon as it has passed the critical point, not when it reaches destination
Environment : the belts are not all running at the same time and thus operate only for the strictly necessary time. This leads to substantial power savings

Technical Data

Ejection

Patented technology : 1 ejector per channel for unequalled speed and maximum reliability
Ejection of all shapes (cylinders, ampoules, bags, syrups, small and large packages)

Compactness, scalability and ergonomics

Up to 1,000 references per m²
Flat storage for rapid storage and modifications
Load of 150 to 300 kg/m²

Capacities and dimensions

3 module types adapted to the following turnovers :

M90 : 900 mm deep
M50 : 500 mm deep
M25 : 250 mm deep

Height up to 2800 mm
Standard width 1125mm

Stock control

Infrared control of ejections: physical ejection validation for improved stock management
Computerized order validation on storage

Conveying

Up to 3 m/s
300mm wide for processing voluminous prescriptions and the most cumbersome packaging
Polyurethane belt (simple maintenance and compliant with food industry standards)
All other conveyor technologies possible