This module develops the concepts of Operational Excellence in the supply and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, with the intention of putting the patient at the centre of the process. In addition, the module explores the developing concept of quality metrics, and the regulatory drivers underpinning this.
Indicative syllabus covered in the module and / or in its discrete elements;
· History of OPEX in the pharmaceutical industry
· The regulatory landscape supporting OPEX
· The complex Pharmaceutical Supply chain
· Lean
· Six-Sigma
· Tools for Operational Excellence
· Check Sheet
· Histogram
· Pareto Chart
· Scatter Diagram
· Stratification
· Cause-and-Effect
· Control Chart
· Current state of operational excellence
· Leading the way – future possibilities
· The relationship between quality and excellence
· Quality Metrics
· Knowledge Management
Webinars, Lectures, Discussion Board, Case-studies, Literature review
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |