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ACSI Indicates Sagging e-Government Satisfaction
Mon, 03/28/2005 - 22:00
User satisfaction with federal e-government Web sites leveled off after nine months of steady improvement, according to the latest quarterly findings of the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The new data shows a slight decline to an aggregate… Mexico to Host ISO 9001 Workshop
Mon, 03/28/2005 - 22:00
An international workshop to help local governments implement quality management systems based on ISO 9001 will be held May 22–23 in Veracruz, Mexico. The aim of the meeting is to produce an international workshop agreement (IWA) to allow more-rapid… No-Cost Supply Chain Benchmarking Now Available
Mon, 03/28/2005 - 22:00
APQC and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals are collaborating to provide no-cost supply chain measurements for benchmarking. The organizations developed and are promoting online supply chain surveys as a reliable and cost-effective… New SPC Software Released
Mon, 03/28/2005 - 22:00
Northwest Analytical Inc. recently released an updated version of its flagship NWA Quality Analyst SPC suite. The solution allows manufacturers to more easily analyze process data to identify process improvements and execute quality initiatives such… Pro-Pharmaceuticals and Medidata Solutions Team Up for Clinical Trial
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
Medidata Solutions Inc., an electronic clinical data management solutions provider, will provide Pro-Pharmaceuticals Inc. with a state-of-the-art electronic data capture technology for an upcoming clinical trial for cancer research. Medidata’s RAVE… Laboratory Data Management Software Symposium Announced
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
Waters Inform 2005, a symposium for laboratory data management process improvement, will be held May 24–26 in Baltimore. The event will include tutorials covering the range of the Waters Laboratory Informatics suite: Empower, Millennium, MassLynx,… Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Should Focus on Capacity Utilization
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
A new study by Best Practices LLC contains performance metrics from which pharmaceutical companies can perform gap analyses to assess manufacturing performance and identify improvement opportunities. “Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Cost, Staffing… Microsoft Digital Pharma Initiative Supported by More Than 18 Companies
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
More than 18 companies recently announced support for Microsoft Corp’s new Digital Pharma solution, a framework designed for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries to improve their performance. The solution is applicable to many areas in… Compliance Costs Estimated at $80 Billion
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
AMR Research recently released a study that predicts that the cost of compliance for companies will reach $80 billion over the next five years. The firm also estimates that regulated organizations will spend close to $15.5 million on compliance-… Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical Training Announced
Tue, 03/22/2005 - 22:00
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering will host a training series for those who are new to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries next month in Denver. The courses will be held April 4–7. The offered courses include…