ABSTRACT

The pharmaceutical industry is under increasing pressure to do more with less. Drug discovery, development, and clinical trial costs remain high and are subject to rampant inflation. Ever greater regulatory compliance forces manufacturing costs to rise despite social demands for more affordable health care. Traditional methodologies a

chapter 1|8 pages

The Enormous Initial Mistake

chapter 2|18 pages

Genesis

chapter 3|12 pages

The Advent of Mass Production

chapter 4|8 pages

Revolution

chapter 5|12 pages

Paradox

chapter 7|6 pages

Close Enough; ...Or On Target?

chapter 8|8 pages

The Dice Experiment

chapter 9|10 pages

Biological Case Study — Fermentation

chapter 10|6 pages

The Camera Always Lies

chapter 11|6 pages

Time — The First Imperative

chapter 12|6 pages

Why Use Control Charts?

chapter 14|16 pages

Origins and Theory

chapter 15|10 pages

Constructing the Charts

chapter 16|16 pages

What Do the Statistics Mean?

chapter 17|18 pages

Improving Laboratories

chapter 18|6 pages

Beyond Compliance