Clarkston Consulting

Company Overview
Clarkston Consulting is a global management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic business solutions for clients within the life sciences and consumer products industries worldwide. These market leaders turn to Clarkston to help them bridge the gap between strategy and execution to sustain a competitive advantage. Clarkston is a sought-after business partner because of its industry thought leadership and commitment to delivering brilliant client service sustaining a five-year client satisfaction rating of 94 percent as measured by The Conference Board.

Founded in 1991, Clarkston continues to strengthen our industry depth working with senior executives in the world’s foremost companies managing the best of brands. As the market shifts in both life sciences and consumer products from bottom-line cost cutting to driving top-line growth, we are helping our clients focus on every aspect of their business from innovation and new product development to manufacturing and supply chain execution and out to the field working to maximize customer relationships and pricing strategies.

Quick Facts
Clarkston Consulting
1007 Slater Road, Suite 400
Durham, NC 27703

Featured Solutions

• Clarkston survey: Leveraging process analytical technology by Clarkston Consulting
  In this white paper by Clarkston Consulting, 10 pharmaceutical companies were interviewed about their activity following the FDA's draft guidance on process analytical technology (PAT). The survey found incompatible or unreliable technology and lack of organizational readiness were the most commonly cited hurdles to implementation of PAT.
  
  
• Scaling up production: The Achilles heel of many manufacturers by Clarkston Consulting
  Many manufacturers sustain huge economic losses from inefficient scale-up of R&D to full-scale manufacturing. According to this white paper by Clarkston Consulting, performing design for manufacturability, failure mode analysis and failure mode and effect analysis on the development of new products can reduce these losses.
  
  
• Variation research: Powerful techniques for improving manufacturing process ... by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper from Clarkston Consulting shows that using variation research techniques allows a pharmaceutical manufacturer to increase cost savings, boost manufacturing capacity and improve quality.
  
  
• R&D outsourcing in big pharma—is it for you? by Clarkston Consulting
  The pros, cons and trends of outsourcing R&D in the pharmaceutical industry are discussed in-depth by Clarkston Consulting in this white paper.
  
  
• Compliance challenges with enterprise application integration by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper by Clarkston Consulting describes challenges faced by life sciences companies to meet 21 CFR Part 11 regulations with respect to enterprise application integration.
  
  
• Contract management excellence: Building a framework for success by Clarkston Consulting
  In this white paper, Clarkston Consulting suggests framework for developing and managing a compliant and sustainable contract management strategy that will limit exposure to these issues and their impact on an organization.
  
  
• Is it time to upgrade your environmental monitoring program? by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper from Clarkston Consulting offers four item to highlight the potential benefits that a pharmaceutical company can experience from upgrading their environmental monitoring program.
  
  
• Avoiding cGMP non-compliance through effective training techniques by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper from Clarkston Consulting discusses the relationship between current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) non-compliance and inadequate training, and how pharmaceutical companies can create effective training.
  
  
• The program management office by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper from Clarkston Consulting explains how a program management office can support business objectives to deliver better products and services at lower prices, improve visibility into the sales pipeline, integrate systems and provide real-time reports.
  
  
• Sarbanes-Oxley: Beyond planning by Clarkston Consulting
  In 2003, Clarkston Consulting conducted a survey of ten companies on the topics of Sarbanes-Oxley planning and remediation, aimed at chief information officers (CIOs) and their roles in planning and ensuring compliance.
  
  
• Scorecards and dashboards: More than just technology by Clarkston Consulting
  Before implementing a scorecard or dashboard application, according to this white paper from Clarkston Consulting, executives should consider what information or metrics they require to provide the right focus on organization, success and business value.
  
  
• An enterprise issue, not a point solution by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper by Clarkston Consulting shows how life sciences companies can facilitate the FDA's 21 CFR Part 11 regulations through a compliance program office.
  
  
• Preparing for changes in FDA guidelines by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper by Clarkston Consulting addresses how companies can adapt to changes in US Food and Drug Administration compliance rules.
  
  
• Compliance versus competitive advantage by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper by Clarkston Consulting describes how chief information officers can consider compliance from a strategic point of view, including addressing education, internal reviews, problem areas and audits.
  
  
• Optimizing R&D deployment of life sciences companies by Clarkston Consulting
  This white paper by Clarkston Consulting describes case studies of Medrad, Human Genome Sciences Inc. and Pfizer, which have implemented best practices throughout the research and development process with a results-based focus.