Zoho for businesses in Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate
This page is for owners, production heads, QC managers and accounts teams at pharma units in the Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate, and at general units in Alathur Phase-II. We set up Zoho so batch numbers, expiry dates, QC results, distributor orders and GST billing are tracked in one place.
Who works in Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate
TANSIDCO formed Alathur in 1984 as a product-specific estate for pharmaceutical units, and added Alathur Phase-II in 2022 for a general line of activity. Pharma MSMEs like these buy active ingredients, excipients and packing material, manufacture in batches, test each batch before release, and sell through distributors, stockists, institutions or other brand owners. Every batch carries a manufacturing date, an expiry date and QC results, and buyers expect licence details and batch numbers on every invoice. The Phase-II units follow a general manufacturing pattern, closer to a mixed MSME estate.
Problems we hear from units here
- Raw material and packing material lots are tracked in registers, so linking a finished batch to its inputs takes hours.
- Near-expiry stock at the plant and at distributors is noticed too late, leading to write-offs and returns.
- QC approval and batch release happen on paper, and stores sometimes dispatch before release is recorded.
- Distributor orders, schemes and returns are handled over phone and email, so sales and dispatch disagree on what was promised.
- Invoices must carry batch, expiry and licence details, which are typed in by hand.
How a Zoho setup runs for a unit in Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate
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Distributor and institutional orders
Orders from distributors, stockists and institutions are captured with product, pack size and any agreed scheme.
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Material receipt
Active ingredients, excipients and packing material are received with supplier lot numbers and expiry dates, and held until QC approves them.
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Batch manufacture
Each production batch records the input lots issued to it, yield and any deviations.
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QC and release
QC results are entered against the batch, and only released batches become available for sale.
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Dispatch and invoice
Stock is picked by expiry date, and invoices, e-invoices and e-way bills print batch, expiry and licence details.
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Returns and expiry
Expired or damaged returns from distributors are logged by batch and credited correctly.
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Review
Owners see batch yield, stock nearing expiry, distributor sales and receivables together.
The Zoho apps that usually fit
Zoho InventoryBatch and expiry tracking with first-expiry-first-out picking suits pharma stock.
Zoho CreatorA batch record and QC release app links input lots, test results and release approval.
Zoho BooksGST invoicing, e-invoices and e-way bills with batch, expiry and licence details on each document.
Zoho CRMManages distributors, stockists and institutional buyers, including schemes and follow-ups.
Zoho PayrollRuns PF, ESI, TDS and Tamil Nadu professional tax for production and QC staff.
Zoho AnalyticsShows yield, expiry risk and distributor performance in one dashboard.
Tax and compliance
We configure Zoho Books for GST invoicing, e-invoicing and e-way bills, with batch numbers, expiry dates and licence details on documents. Contract manufacturing or material sent out for testing or processing is set up as job work under GST where it applies. Payroll covers PF, ESI, TDS and Tamil Nadu professional tax. Drug manufacturing and GMP rules sit with your QC and regulatory team, so we build batch and QC records to support their inspections rather than replace their procedures. Tax rules are confirmed with your chartered accountant before go-live.
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Questions from businesses in Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate
Can Zoho stop us dispatching a batch before QC releases it?
Yes. In our setup a batch stays on hold in Zoho Inventory until QC records release in the Creator app, and only then can stores pick it for an invoice.
Can invoices show batch number, expiry date and our licence details?
Yes. We customise the Zoho Books invoice template to print batch, manufacturing and expiry dates for each line, along with the licence details your buyers ask for.
Is Zoho a validated GMP system?
No, and we do not claim it is. Zoho handles orders, stock, batch traceability, QC records and accounts. Your QC team decides which records must stay in validated systems or on controlled paper, and we design around that.
We are in Alathur. Can you work with us remotely, or do we meet in Chennai?
Both work. Most of our projects run over video calls, which suits busy production and QC teams. If you would rather meet in person, we can arrange an appointment in Chennai.
We are a general unit in Alathur Phase-II, not a pharma maker. Does this page apply to us?
The pharma steps do not, but the same Books, Inventory and Payroll setup applies to general manufacturing units. Book a call and we will suggest the right starting point.
How long does a pharma rollout take?
Books and Inventory with batch and expiry tracking usually take three to six weeks. Adding a Creator QC release app and analytics makes it six to twelve weeks. See our pricing page or book a call for costs.
How working with Flowpeak works from Alathur Pharmaceutical Industrial Estate
We deliver remotely from Chennai, India, and have no offices elsewhere. Harikrishnan, our founder, worked at several Zoho partner companies on 600+ implementations before founding Flowpeak in July 2024. He scopes every project, and our certified consultants deliver it.
Meetings in your working hours
Calls run on Google Meet, bookable 7:00 to 23:30 India time, Monday to Friday. That covers the UAE and Saudi working day, UK and European mornings and afternoons, and US East Coast mornings.
Your data stays yours
Everything is built in your own Zoho account and data centre. We work with the access you grant, sign an NDA and a data processing agreement before work starts, and you can remove our access at any time.
30 days of fixes after go-live
Anything that does not work as agreed is fixed at no extra cost for 30 days after go-live. After that, ongoing support is optional.
Paid by milestone
You pay by milestones agreed in your written quote. If the scope grows, we tell you and quote it before doing anything extra.
Common worries, straight answers
“Staff will resist changing habits and the rollout will stall.”
We roll out one team at a time, train each role on its own screens, and keep the first version simple. People adopt a system that removes work, so we cut steps before we add fields.
“Migration of years of historical data looks risky and slow.”
We clean and map your data first, run a test import that you check, and only then move the full history. Your old system stays readable until you sign off.
“We already pay for tools that sort of work; switching seems disruptive mid-season.”
We pick a quiet cut-over date with you and can run old and new side by side for a short period. Tools that work well can stay and be connected instead of replaced.
“Our process is unusual and off-the-shelf software will not fit.”
Most unusual steps fit with Blueprint stage rules, custom modules or a small Creator app. If something does not fit, we tell you in the first call.
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