February 2010 Issue Preview
Ad Closing: January 8, 2010 | Material Closing: January 15, 2010
Cover Story
Salary and Career Survey
What impact have ongoing consolidations and restructurings had on industry jobs and salaries? Readers share insights into the work environment and job market, and how they are changing, while recruiters and employment specialists discuss survey results and implications.
Process and Plant Operations
Update on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
After years of focusing on OEE for packaging, more pharmaceutical companies are using the technique to improve process operations. Industry practitioners discuss best practices and where the technique yields the greatest dividends.
Supply Chain Management
Ditching the Spreadsheet: How Lonza Revamped its Scheduling Operations
Jeff O’Connor, Scheduling Manager at Lonza, discusses a recent project at the company’s biopharmaceutical facility in New Hampshire, sharing insights for anyone who plans to rethink their approach to production scheduling.
Compliance, QA and QC
Toward a “Right First Time” Approach to Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA)
CAPA programs are one of the first things that FDA inspectors look at, and recent 483’s suggest they need shoring up. A prominent analyst shares insights into the roots of CAPA problems and how they can be corrected, even before a software solution is implemented.
Information Management
MES Implementation: Teva Finds a New Way
The generics manufacturer recently completed a major IT project and shares lessons learned with senior editor, Paul Thomas.
Process Automation and Control
Human-Centered Design and the Pharma Plant
For the past few decades, increasingly powerful software, sensors and control tools have made it tempting to throw data out to everyone, just because it’s possible. Today, the emphasis is on filtering data, to focus on the end user’s function, needs and top priorities. Experts discuss ergonomics and how to ensure a user-centric approach to control and IT tools.
Technology at Work
Fluid Handling Roundup
A look at the latest in automated valves for pharmaceutical applications, particularly the demands of biopharmaceutical processing.
Leading Edge
Nanotechnology
The principles of nanotechnology are being applied in a number of different areas, including drug delivery, filling and security. This article examines and analyzes technologies and how they are being applied.
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