Accounting

Sarbanes-Oxley: Beyond planning
By Clarkston Consulting
White paper
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.

Operational Effectiveness: ERP Strategies for Emerging Life Science Companies
By Ross Systems Inc.
White paper
Scientific discovery is the fuel that drives the Life Sciences sector, including Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics and Medical Device companies. Life Science companies must meet enormous challenges as they commercialize new discoveries.

How to select the right pre-owned equipment
By Frain Group
White paper
This white paper from the Frain Group offers criteria to take into account when deciding to purchase pre-owned manufacturing equipment for the pharmaceutical industry.

Integrating global processes and enhancing R&D investment efficiency with SAP...
By SAP Americas Inc.
Case study
In this case study, SAP helps Novartis Pharma KK install SAP R/3 and SAP Business Information Warehouse to integrate and standardize global processes, accelerate resource planning, reduce monthly accounts processing and meet system auditing standards at the global level.

CLS method to compensate for FT-NIR spectral features
By Thermo Electron Corp.
Application note
In this application note, Thermo Electron Corp. describes a quantitative analysis technique that provides a simple way to augment a classical least squares (CLS) with a principal component regression method to compensate for spectral variance not accounted for in the original standards.

Establishing a balanced maintenance strategy for field instrumentation
By Endress + Hauser
White paper
This white paper by Endress & Hauser discusses establishing a balanced maintenance strategy for field instrumentation that takes into account existing on-site equipment and considers current maintenance needs.

The hidden pitfalls of determining your current overall equipment effectiveness
By Parsec Automation Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Parsec Automation Corp. discusses how overall equipment effectiveness allows pharmaceutical manufacturers to study all sources of lost time and lost production. This has emerged as the leading approach for accurately measuring true plant productivity.

Price trends for frequently used brand and generic drugs, 2000-2004
By U.S. Government Accountability Office
White paper
This U.S. Government Accountability Office white paper tracked average prices charged at retail pharmacies for drugs. Its conclusion? Prescription drug spending has been the fastest-growing segment of national health expenditures.

HHS importation study draws the wrong conclusions
By Pfizer Inc.
White paper
The 2005 Health and Human Services (HHS) study on drug reimportation estimated that total savings from legalized commercial importation would only be one to two percent of total drug spending. This Pfizer Inc. white paper argues that it's much higher.

Electronic submissions in compliance with regulatory requirements for the ...
By Kyberpass Corp.
White paper
This white paper by Kyberpass Corp. describes the technology behind end-to-end electronic submission of new drug applications and some options for electronic submission tools.