December 2008 :
Validation of Spreadsheets
For this edition of ‘Call in for a Coffee’ we take a closer look at validating spreadsheets using GAMP5 as a basis to address the increased awareness ... <more> |
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October 2008 :
Retrospective Validation: PIC/S and legacy systems
For this edition of Call in for a Coffee we look at topic that is becoming increasingly important for Asia’s Pharmaceutical manufactures in order to ... <more> |
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May 2008 :
GAMP5: Updated guidance on CSV
The Good Automated Manufacturing Practice guides have for the last 10 years provided a universally accepted approach for the development and use of ... <more> |
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April, 2006 :
MES for SMEs : MESs are hot, but can SMEs afford them?
MES (manufacturing execution systems) revenue broke the $1 billion mark last year, according to Advanced Manufacturing Research Inc. ( Boston), as lar ... <more> |
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February, 2006 :
Lean Manufacturing Principles Tools, Techniques and Definitions
Lean means "manufacturing without waste." Waste ("muda" in Japanese) has many forms. Material, time, idle equipment, and inventory are examples. Most ... <more> |
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January, 2006 :
IS Security ? A 21CFR Part 11 Issue, or a General GxP concern?
Anyone who has been involved in assessing the compliance of computer-based systems against 21CFR Part 11 will know that many of the questions revolve ... <more> |
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November, 2005 :
Finding the Right MES for Your Plant
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) continue to be a source of competitive advantage - prompting more manufacturers to implement them than ever befo ... <more> |
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October, 2005 :
Project Management Theory in Practice
It?s surprising that the project management-related books in the bookstores disagree heavily with each other. Some focus on business strategy, others ... <more> |
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September, 2005 :
Differentiating ERP & MES
What are the key points in differentiating the MES software from the ERP software? As one client put it recently: ?We have ERP, and are investigating ... <more> |
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August, 2005 :
ROI From MES
In our past issue we provided evidence for the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) performance advantage. The best plants use it today. They are imp ... <more> |
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July, 2005 :
Best of the Best Plants Use MES
There is more and more conclusive evidence that Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) provide considerable performance advantages to plants that use t ... <more> |
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June, 2005 :
What does a LIMS cost?
Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) continue to present manufacturers with a challenge in determining return on investment. Measurements ... <more> |
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April, 2005 :
Compliance Cost Reductions in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Manufacturing has been traditionally regarded as a "Cinderella" function in the R&D-based pharmaceutical sector, and has been managed with an internal ... <more> |
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March, 2005 :
Considerations For Manufacturing Execution System Implementation
It is unfortunate and likewise telling that justification for Manufacturing Execution Systems(MES) is really so much black art. This is not to say tha ... <more> |
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February, 2005 :
When too much is too much! CSV Overdone...
Welcome to Factorytalk?s 1st edition of ?Call in for a Coffee?. A significant amount of unnecessary time and effort is being spent on Computer Systems ... <more> |
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May, 2005 :
If you think that China is a cheap place for labour, think again
Is China -population 1.3 billion-really running short of people? In many parts of its booming economy, the answer is yes. Though China has a vast pool ... <more> |
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January, 2005 :
Drug Industry Deal in Japan May Stimulate Wave of M&A
A merger between two of Japan's Top 10 drug companies may signal that the long-awaited consolidation of the fragmented Japanese pharmaceutical industr ... <more> |
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January, 2005 :
Tsunami - The Damage Assessed
By no measure does the economic damage in the Andaman Sea come even close to the human tragedy : only 100 million Euro - this is the estimated cost fo ... <more> |
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