Shisi Pharmaceutical: Seizing the Spring Season to Rebound and Outpace Time for Rapid Growth


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发布时间:2020-03-05

【概要描述】 On March 1, the spring sunshine was bright and the gentle breeze was pleasant.
 
On March 1, the spring sunshine was bright and the gentle breeze was refreshing. At the premises of Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., employees, though required to undergo temperature checks, disinfection, and registration before entering their workstations while wearing masks, could not hide the vibrant spring spirit radiating from the youthful smiles beneath those masks. Wang Chunfa, Deputy General Manager of Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharmaceutical, stated: “While maintaining strict epidemic prevention and control measures, we have arranged for our employees to resume work and production to ensure market supply. Currently, our production capacity is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, and all operations are proceeding in an orderly manner.”
 
Implement a “two-point, one-line” work-and-life model for employees.
“Although the epidemic situation is currently improving, it is still too early to let our guard down. Management personnel are encouraged to conduct office work online whenever possible, and frontline production staff are subject to even stricter adherence to protective measures.”
Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical is a large, integrated pharmaceutical conglomerate that encompasses the production, R&D, and sales of chemical drugs, traditional Chinese medicines, and active pharmaceutical ingredients. As one of China’s top 100 pharmaceutical companies, it places equal emphasis on effective epidemic prevention and control and the resumption of production.
 
 
▲Balancing the production and supply of both emergency pandemic medications and routine drugs, the infusion workshop at Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharmaceutical is working around the clock to manufacture urgently needed medicines for the market.
Wang Chunfa stated, “At present, we have fully implemented a ‘two-point, one-line’ work-and-life model for our employees to ensure their health and the stable operation of production.”
 
The fight against the epidemic continues uninterrupted, and spring recruitment is now in full swing.
At the Human Resources Department of Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharmaceutical, employees are diligently at work. Wang Chunfa stated that, while ensuring the smooth resumption of work for existing staff, the company is also accelerating the recruitment of R&D and innovation talent.
 
 
▲The pandemic has not halted the pace of corporate innovation and development; Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is attracting talent through online recruitment to support the company’s high-quality growth. Pictured are employees from the company’s Human Resources Department carefully reviewing resumes submitted by spring-recruitment graduates.
 
“This year’s spring recruitment fair for college graduates was canceled due to the pandemic; however, enterprises’ demand for talent to drive innovation and development has not diminished. At present, areas such as innovative drug research and the evaluation of quality and therapeutic equivalence for generic drugs all require a steady influx of qualified personnel. Time is of the essence, so after the Spring Festival we proactively reached out to several domestic universities, using multimedia posters and online consultation services. We were invited to participate in multiple online job fairs hosted by China Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Hebei University of Technology, Hebei University of Science and Technology, and other institutions, where we tentatively secured employment intentions with more than ten recent PhD and master’s graduates. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the results,” said Wang Chunfa. He added that they will strengthen their communication with students and, once the pandemic subsides, promptly organize interviews and medical examinations.
 
Seizing the spring season to set off anew, pressing the “fast-forward” button on production and sales.
Stepping into the No. 102 Oral Dosage Form Workshop of Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical, one is immediately struck by its renowned production of the antiviral drug arbidol hydrochloride capsules. Shijiazhuang Sihua is one of only five pharmaceutical companies in China authorized to manufacture arbidol formulations, and this product has played a vital role on the front lines of epidemic prevention and control. Since January 24—the eve of the Lunar New Year—workshop staff have been working around the clock to produce urgently needed arbidol hydrochloride capsules, as well as traditional Chinese medicine products such as Yiqing Granules, Qingre Jiedu Oral Liquid, and Yinhuang Capsules. According to Rong Yanyan, the workshop director, new changes have now been introduced to production: after several days of renovation and optimization, the workshop has fine-tuned its production molds and line speeds, shifting from a “mass manpower” approach to one powered by technology, resulting in a 20% increase in production efficiency. Since the onset of the pandemic, the workshop has shipped a cumulative total of 3.962 million arbidol hydrochloride capsules to Hubei Province.
 
 
▲ Walking on two legs, Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is coordinating the development of both the domestic and international markets, with its intravenous solution export business growing against the trend. The photo shows Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharmaceutical loading export orders of intravenous solutions.
 
“We’re pursuing a dual-track strategy, with unwavering focus on export sales.” At Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical’s 203 and 204 infusion production workshops, employees are working flat-out to fulfill export orders for 100ml and 500ml infusion products. “Our export order book is brimming, and all orders are being executed as scheduled,” said Li Bo, Manager of the company’s Foreign Trade Department. “In February, our exports of infusion products increased by 17.6% year on year.”
In front of the Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical Integrated Logistics Center, more than ten freight trucks are lined up in a row, with forklifts shuttling back and forth as products are being loaded in an orderly and efficient manner. At present, the daily outbound volume of intravenous solutions at Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical has returned to its normal level. “While ensuring supply to frontline epidemic-control efforts, our sales team has proactively served the market, and all business operations are now fully normalized and running smoothly,” said Wu Hengyao, General Manager of Shijiazhuang Sihua Pharmaceutical.
“As market demand continues to grow and logistics channels become increasingly efficient, we are working hard to stay ahead of the curve and accelerate sales, ensuring that our operations reach a new high,” Wu Hengyao said with full confidence.

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