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Pharmaceutical and high-speed manufacturing industries' digital transformations necessitate a sound relationship between the physical and digital processes involved in creating a custom-built Manufacturing Execution System (MES) used for all operations. A comprehensive case study was completed for Project GEMINI, for which I served as the Lead Architect for this project. My focus was translating complex physical workflows into structured Electronic Batch Records (EBR). Workflows included material dosing, converting supersacks to Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), in-bins blending, adding scoops, printing case coders, palletizing using robots, and pallet labeling. The study also details the strategic engagement of stakeholders during Conferences Room Pilots (CRP) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) so that all processes were operationally practical while gaining buy-in from the business. It will also address how mechanical quality inspections (X-Rays; Vision) were integrated with Oracle EBS R12 to create a Digital Birth Certificate for each finished pallet. The results will be quantified with financial ROI, including 20% increased throughput, 30% improved sanitation efficiency, 25% reduced plastic waste, and the elimination or mitigation of potential multi-million dollars recall risks from GxP-compliant design