Material Handling Featured Articles
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Supply Chain Sustainability: Manufacturing Of RSMs And KSMs
10/3/2023
De-risking RSM and KSM procurement can be accomplished via several means, but local sourcing of raw materials and in-house production have proven tremendously effective.
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How To Lose A Batch In 10 Days
9/25/2023
Inspired by the rom com How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, this article spotlights the critical missteps that could lead you to lose a batch during the manufacturing process. By identifying these pitfalls, the author guides you toward best practices that will not only save your batches but also improve the quality, efficiency, and reliability of your operations.
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Have You Adopted A Manufacturing Execution System Yet?
9/7/2023
Manufacturing execution systems (MES) have become crucial in managing bio/pharmaceutical operations to ensure compliance and promote efficiency. This article shares the benefits of adopting a MES, the three deployment options, manufacturing applications for MES, and more.
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FDA Issues Second DSCSA Warning Letter — What Does This Mean?
8/16/2023
In June 2023, shortly before final requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) must be met come November, the FDA issued a warning letter to Safe Chain Solutions, LLC addressing DSCSA violations related to repeated instances of distributing costly counterfeit antiviral drugs that Safe Chain had sourced from unauthorized trading partners. Let's look more closely at the emerging themes so that you can avoid a similar warning letter.
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Financial Leadership Of Strategic Procurement: 4 Foundational Steps
8/2/2023
Efficiently managing a diverse supply base is crucial for drug companies to maintain growth, profitability, and compliance. While the procurement function can be organized under various executives, the relationship between the CFO, procurement, legal, and buying departments is very important.
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Tablet Tooling Nutraceutical Products
7/25/2023
How can you reduce tooling wear and problems caused by abrasive ingredients during your tablet manufacturing process?
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Intro to USP <1062> — What Is Tabletability?
7/20/2023
What is tabletability, and why is it important for creating tablets that can survive the journey from manufacturing to packaging?
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Key To Formulation Development Is In The Details
7/20/2023
Find out how to face the challenges in tablet manufacturing environments through supportive vendor partnerships.
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Preparing A Framework For Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Validation: A 3-Step Approach
7/20/2023
Experts say it would be foolish to ignore the impending AI/ML revolution. There's official guidance out there now on how to prepare, but waiting for a full framework from regulators would be a mistake. This article lays out some strategies for building a foundation to implement AI/ML into your processes.
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Addressing 3 Challenges Using The Tablet Press Automatic Weight Control System
7/20/2023
Three serious issues have arisen in using tablet press automatic weight control systems. For example, we may encounter excessive start-up sampling when manufacturing small batch sizes, resulting in exceeding the maximum allowable loss and triggering an investigation. This expert discusses this point and two other issues.