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Part 3 of the Good Supply Practices Series West is pleased to welcome guest blogger Dr. Marla Phillips, Director, Xavier University. This is the third installment in a four-part series on supply chain management. At the outset of the Integrity of Supply Initiative, an assumption was that suppliers cannot consistently supply what is needed. However, it was discovered through our research that manufacturers often do not know what specifications are actually needed, do not involve suppliers in development discussions, do not explore the full expertise of suppliers, do not understand their own process well enough to know how the incoming material will impact their process, and do not ask for the process capability of their suppliers.
The contribution to the Good Supply Practices (GSPs) related to this theme will address measures that can be taken to improve product and process development, including:
A key element of this theme is doing it right to begin with, so involving the right functional groups upfront and understanding how to effectively engage suppliers are critical to the success of product and process development.
It is critical that any GSPs developed out of the Integrity of Supply Initiative be pragmatic (i.e. business smart), provide harmonization where possible, and establish best practices that can be implemented irrespective of company size. To that end, Working Groups have been established and charged with the task of including decision making tools where possible, such as flow charts and matrices, such that the practices can be implemented in a meaningful way. It is important to keep in mind that the GSPs are not to be prescriptive and confining, but rather provide options and best practices to apply appropriately relative to the need and commensurate with the criticality.
My next blog will discuss Driving Ideal Behavior. To learn more about any of those topics, I’d like to invite you to join me at the March 24-27, 2015. At the conference, you’ll work side-by-side with regulators to deepen the understanding on both sides of the challenges and opportunities the Initiative is seeking to uncover.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Previous Blogs from Dr. Phillips:
This April, West is proud to celebrate Diversity Month. West has a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, which is inherent in our core value of One West Team. In the wake of recent events, West is deepening our commitment and becoming a stronger advocate.
The Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) Week took place in New York City the week of March 16, and again proved that this gathering is a terrific networking event for the pharmaceutical industry and its partners. Celebrating its 125<sup>th</sup> Anniversary, the association demonstrated its continued relevance and leadership in our business sector. DCAT Week always provides a unique opportunity for companies like West to engage in high-level, strategic meetings with our key customers and other business partners.
This summer, West Pharmaceutical Services was delighted to exhibit at the 1<sup><span>st</span></sup><span> </span>PDA Europe Annual Meeting. PDA organized this unique conference about the future of injectables to provide participants with a first-hand opportunity to gain deeper insight into current and future advances in modern sterile manufacturing and quality oversight. West also supported the NovaPure® 1-3 mL plunger launch during the meeting. Throughout the event, attendees were given the opportunity to engage with speakers, industry peers, regulators and exhibitors.
As a special thank you to this year’s Director’s Cup Award winners, Eric M. Green, President and CEO; Annette Favorite, Sr. VP and Chief HR Officer; and Tom Gribbin, VP, Operations, Americas, served a catered dinner to all three shifts at our St. Petersburg facility. This visit from leadership provided an opportunity to personally recognize everyone for their commitment to safety, quality, productivity, lean programs and community service.
<span>The Tech Group has been named among the “Best Places to Work” for large companies (250-999 employees) in Phoenix, Arizona, by the </span><em>Phoenix Business Journal</em><span>. Tech Group, which ranked 18</span><sup>th</sup><span> in the category, is the only manufacturing company named among the selections that also included categories for micro, small, midsize and extra-large.</span>
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