Richter’s Company

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Presentation: Introduction: * Richter’s company is considering one of the largest pharmaceuticals players around the world. * They have been expand successfully their operational activates around the world. * The developing a new drug took between 8 to 12 years. * The company protects their drugs from imitation by filing patents and it’s valid up to max. 20 years. * Most of the pharmaceuticals that derived the majority of their revenue from selling generic drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). History: * Richter’s founded 1901 when Gedeon Richter stated with pharmacy in Budapest, Hungary. * Between 1950 and 1990, the company was nationalized and selling their drugs only in Soviet Union. * After 1990, the company shifted to free market. * The company acquired enterprises companies such as Armedica in Romania in 1998 and GZF Polfa in Poland in 2002. * As part of expansion plans, the company set up a greenfield Manufacture in Russia and Joint Venture with Themis Ltd. In India in 2004. * They have purchased a number of retail pharmacies in Romania to distribute its drugs directly. IT Background: * Mr. Vince Szucs, director of information technology of Hungarian pharmaceutical * Mr. Vince had major IT initiatives in the company. 1. How would you define Richter’s IT in the past and present? a) The First Wave: * IT department selected SAP R/3 application for Richter’s. * They have been implemented the three modules on Finance and accounting (FI), Assets Management (AM) and Controlling (CO). * The leaders on the company decided to coordinate with IT department to have prepared accounting definition across the company. * The staffs were involved during the implementation. * After completing the insulation of SAP R/3, for example the finance staff could provide

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