Material Management System Built for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

From receiving dock to batch release, every material is tracked every step of the way.

 

KOŚA MMS is a 21 CFR Part 11-compliant pharmaceutical warehouse management system that tracks every raw material, packaging item, and in-process material from the moment it arrives to the moment it’s used or shipped out. Built for pharma raw material tracking on real production floors, it replaces spreadsheets and paper stock cards with one simple, auditable record. As one of the few truly traceable pharmaceutical inventory software platforms designed for GxP operations, it asks for a sign-off, sometimes two, every time a quantity or status changes.

Material Management System

What Is a Material Management System?

A warehouse management system for pharmaceutical manufacturers keeps track of every raw material, packaging item, and in-process material from the moment it arrives at your dock to the moment it’s used in a batch or shipped out. Instead of stock cards and spreadsheets, everything lives in one place, including who received it, where it’s stored, what tests it passed, and who signed off on every change. This is what inventory compliance in life sciences looks like in practice: a complete, provable record for every material on your shelves.

Nothing gets lost

Full traceability

From the moment a material arrives to the moment it’s used or shipped, every step is logged and tied to a name.

Only what you need

Configurable, not custom

Turn off features your site doesn’t use, keeping the system simple and easier to validate.

Ready for audits

Validation-ready

Comes with the paperwork — requirements, test scripts, and traceability records — matched to how you’ve set it up.

How it works

One system, from the receiving dock to batch release.

KOŚA MMS follows a material through every stage of its life in the plant — checklists, holds, and sign-offs happen automatically at each step instead of relying on someone remembering the SOP.

1

Receiving

A delivery arrives, gets checked in against the order, and is labeled and held until it’s cleared.

2

Testing & Approval

Samples go to the lab. Nothing moves to the shelf as usable stock until it’s approved.

3

Storage

Materials go to the right spot — the system won’t let a temperature-sensitive item sit in the wrong place.

4

Use & Shipping

Materials are pulled for production or shipped out, always linked back to the batch that used them.

Warehouse management

GxP-compliant warehouse management, without the guesswork.

Good storage practice isn’t just about shelving, it’s about providing conditions that stay within range the whole time a material sits in your warehouse. As one of the more configurable pharmaceutical warehouse management solutions available today, KOŚA MMS builds these checks into everyday warehouse work instead of leaving them to memory.

Temperature & Humidity Checks

Continuous monitoring with alerts the moment conditions drift out of range.

First-Expiry, First-Out Picking

The system tells operators which lot to pull first, so nothing quietly expires on the shelf.

Keep Rejected Stock Separate

Rejected or expired material is automatically kept apart from usable stock — no mix-ups.

Count Without Shutting Down

Run regular or spot inventory counts without stopping the whole warehouse.

Traceability

Know where a material came from and where it went.

You shouldn’t need a specialist to answer a basic question: where did this material come from, what did it pass, and what did it go into? KOŚA MMS keeps that history attached to every lot automatically.

Full Material History

See every place a material has been and everything it was used for, in one lookup.

Lab Results Attached

A material’s Certificate of Analysis — the lab’s proof it meets spec — is stored with the lot automatically.

Expiry & Retest Alerts

Materials due for a recheck or nearing expiry are flagged before they become a problem.

Serial Number Tracking

Meets US drug supply chain (DSCSA) requirements for tracking individual sellable units.

ERP integration

The pharma ERP material module your team already needs.

Most pharma ERPs handle finance and planning well, but treat material compliance as an afterthought. KOŚA MMS plugs in as the material compliance layer, syncing receiving, hold, and release status with SAP, Oracle, or whichever ERP you already run, so your team isn’t keeping two records of the same material.

Syncs receiving, hold, and release status with your ERP automatically

No duplicate data entry between the warehouse and finance or planning

Keeps the GxP-critical material record validated, separate from everyday ERP screens

Cross-functional alignment

One system. Every team is aligned.

Material management only works if stores, quality, and production are all reading from the same record. Here’s how KOŚA MMS aligns them:

Warehouse & Stores

Give operators a guided, scan-driven process for every receipt, move, and shipment.

Quality Assurance

Control material release with the same rigour as batch release.

Production

Pull exactly the right material, lot, and quantity for every batch.

Procurement & Supply Chain

Keep purchasing decisions grounded in real, validated inventory data.

Key capabilities

Everything a modern material management system needs.

KOŚA MMS is built around the features that separate a validated pharmaceutical material management system from a generic inventory tool.

Sign-Off on Every Change

A digital signature, sometimes two, every time a quantity or status changes.

Serial Number Tracking

Meets DSCSA requirements for tracking individual sellable drug units.

Connects to Batch Records

Material use flows straight into the electronic batch record, lot by lot.

Hold & Release Control

Instantly block a lot from being picked or shipped, then release it just as fast.

Approved Supplier Lists

Only buy from suppliers who’ve been checked and approved in advance.

Live Dashboards

See stock levels, ageing stock, and compliance status at a glance.

Barcode Scanning

Scan instead of type, cutting down manual entry mistakes at every step.

Role-Based Access & Training

Each person sees only what their role needs, with training records tracked alongside it.

Compliance focus

Built for GMP and GxP from day one.

Inventory compliance in life sciences means proving, not just claiming, that a material was handled correctly the whole time it was in your building. KOŚA MMS is built against the standards inspectors actually check.

21 CFR Part 11

Electronic Records & Signatures

Every entry is signed, timestamped, and cannot be quietly changed.

21 CFR Part 210/211

GMP for Drugs

The rules for how materials must be handled and stored.

DSCSA

Drug Supply Chain Security Act

US law requiring serial-number tracking of sellable drug units.

GAMP 5

System Validation Guidance

The industry playbook for proving software works as intended.

Implementation

Go live in 8–10 weeks, warehouse by warehouse.

A phased, low-risk rollout designed around your validation package and audit calendar, with hands-on support from the first day.

Week 1–2

Discovery & material mapping

List out your materials and storage locations, and plan the move from spreadsheets.

Week 3–5

Configuration & workflow build

Receiving, storage, dispensing & shipping steps configured to match your SOPs.

Week 6–8

Validation & testing

Test everything works as expected, ready for QA sign-off.

Week 9–10

Go-live & training

Phased warehouse-by-warehouse go-live with store training and hands-on support.

Get started

See KOŚA MMS in your environment.

Book a 30-minute walkthrough and see how traceable pharmaceutical inventory software replaces spreadsheets on your floor, tailored to your materials, your storage areas, and your next audit.

21 CFR PART 11 · DSCSA · GAMP 5 · GMP · GxP

FAQs

Common questions on pharmaceutical material management.

What's the difference between GMP and GxP?
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) is one specific set of rules, mostly about manufacturing. GxP is the umbrella term for all the ‘good practice’ rules together, including good storage practice and good laboratory practice. KOŚA MMS is built to support both.
It’s the lab’s written proof that a batch of material meets its specification. KOŚA MMS collects and stores this document against the lot automatically, so it’s never chased down manually before an audit.
Yes. It plugs in as the pharma ERP material module handling GxP-specific material control, while your ERP keeps handling finance and planning — no duplicate records, no manual reconciliation.
KOŚA MMS is highly configurable without custom code, so the validation effort matches your actual setup. Most sites complete testing and go live within 8–10 weeks, with documentation matched to the features you’ve turned on.