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Outsourcing Excellence in China and India

Close collaboration effectively manages far-flung partnerships
Post Date: 02/12/2013
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On-Demand Webcast: Managing Contract Partners: The Heat is On
In this program Hedley Rees discusses best practices in world-class contractor management and procurement, and how they can be woven into the fabric of your organization.
Post Date: 10/29/2012
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Managing Contract Partners: Risk Management

In this program you will learn how to apply the best QbD and risk management practices to ensure compliance, patient safety and corporate reputation.
Post Date: 10/29/2012
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Managing Contract Partners: Do We Have a Failure to Communicate?

Are you managing your contract partners, or are they managing you?
Post Date: 09/25/2012
Author: Agnes Shanley, Editor in Chief

Lean Outsourcing

One clear solution to enhance business performance has been the strategic decision to outsource key pieces of the product development lifecycle.
Post Date: 09/19/2012
Author: Bikash Chatterjee, President and CTO, Pharmatech Associates

Harmonizing the Quality Management System to Extend to Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers

Four reasons why you should do it, and three reasons why you’re not.
Post Date: 07/11/2012
Author: Tim Lozier, EtQ, Inc.

Pharma Manufacturing on the Move

Global supply needs are dictating facility locations and CMO selection.
Post Date: 05/24/2012
Author: Bill Connell, Vice President, Supply Chain, Maxiom Group

The Continually Improving Pharma Quality System

Highlights of current industry issues and reasons why the manager is no longer the manager.
Post Date: 04/04/2012
Author: Erica Brooks and Yasmeen Muhammad, Compliance Implementation Services

Pharma Workers Enter the Era of Free Agency

Tectonic shifts are changing the way pharma workers will view loyalty and employment, says Kelly Services’ Alan Edwards.
Post Date: 03/06/2012
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Optimizing the Roche-Genentech Biologics Network

VP David Chang shares insights on strategy, as well as tech transfer best practices.
Post Date: 02/29/2012
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

PharmaView: Coming to America: European Companies Buy In and Lease

"OUS" companies are enjoying the U.S. market, and creating a few jobs along the way.
Post Date: 02/06/2012
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Rating Pharma Contract Manufacturers: Does Perception Equal Reality?

A look at data on how the industry chooses with whom to outsource, and what it really thinks about potential partners.
Post Date: 12/07/2011
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Win-Win Audits

Customer audits can elevate a relationship, improve product quality, and lower costs for both parties.
Post Date: 10/24/2011
Author: Michael Boetzkes, Quality Manager, Life Science, Vaisala Canada Inc.

Quality: Toward a Multidimensional View

Pharma Tech Industries’ Preston Wright talks about the need to move to a “consistent quality presence that is both efficient and effective.”
Post Date: 09/28/2011
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Sustainability in the Genes: A Talk With DSM Chief Xander Wessels

In this interview, Wessels talks with PharmaManufacturing.com Senior Editor Paul Thomas about why sustainability matters, and how sustainable practices can become part of a drug manufacturer’s genetic makeup.
Post Date: 06/27/2011
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

On Developing an OpEx Culture at Elan

Elan's head of manufacturing, Kevin Brady, talks about what works, and why.
Post Date: 05/16/2011
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Therapeutic Dose: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Saving money through outsourcing is really starting to cost us.
Post Date: 01/12/2011
Author: Emil Ciurczak, Contribuing Editor

Critical Parameters of Managing Contract Risks

Three experts share their views and best practices of risk-based contract partnerships.
Post Date: 12/14/2010
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

The Cutting Edge of Continuous

Manufacturers look outside their walls for flow chemistry expertise.
Post Date: 10/12/2010
Author: Paul Thomas, Senior Editor

Six Steps to Reduce the Risk of Outsourcing Abroad

Sage advice on pharma partnering, from the trenches.
Post Date: 09/14/2010
Author: Jim Worrell, CEO, Pharma Services Network, Inc.