Read, Learn, Innovate: Pharmaceutical Engineering® Online Exclusives
Featured in this edition of the Pharmaceutical Engineering® Online Reading Roundup are Online Exclusives. These are PE articles published exclusively on the website; you can always find them here. Here is a selection from the first two years of Online Exclusives on sustainability, drug shortages, and knowledge management.
Sustainability: Where Is LEED Leading Us?
In 2000, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to create a methodology to promote sustainability-focused practices in the building industry. This article reviews the earliest protype that we know of for a LEED manufacturing facility, presents a real-world case study of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility achieving LEED Gold, and describes sustainability certifications that go beyond LEED.
Drug Shortages: a 30,000 Ft View: Business Continuity Planning for Preventing Drug Shortages
As noted in the ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Plan, business continuity planning is a powerful, methodology, essential for enabling an uninterrupted supply of critical medicines for patients in challenging manufacturing circumstances. This “30,000-foot view” article shares an executive summary of principles and best practices of business continuity planning to ensure continued pharmaceutical supply.
Knowledge Management Implementation: A Survey of the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Knowledge management has been a recognized discipline for over 20 years in other industries, although within the biopharmaceutical industry, its discussion and formal implementation have been slow to gain momentum. The authors offer the research discussed in this article as a baseline for future comparisons for knowledge management implementation within the pharmaceutical industry and across other industry sectors.
