Kaizen for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Biotech Industries

Kaizen procedures evolved in the automobile industry. Therefore, most of Kaizen literature, publications, books, cite Kaizen implementation in factories such as Toyota, Ford, Mazda and the like. But work practices within pharmaceutical (medical device and biotech) industry are different from the auto sector. Therefore, ‘as is’ Kaizen practices from auto sector won’t work for pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech organizations. Kaizen must be customized for these industries, to achieve its full benefits. So far, there has been no book on Kaizen that is customized to pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industries. This book is a structured approach to designing Kaizen strategies, practices and implementation for pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies. Get ahead with product innovations, improved lab productivity, first to file, increased intellectual property, efficient manufacturing, effective marketing and logistics with KAIZEN. Some salient features of this book - Demystifies Kaizen and helps business leaders in life sciences organizations, irrespective of their size or workplace culture. - Provide practical and useful examples and case studies of Kaizen principles that can be executed at various levels across the organization as well as for yourself as an individual to further your personal career. - It shows how to utilize Kaizen- to create innovations, shorten product development times, improve first-to-file rates, conduct successful scale-up and technology transfer to manufacturing sites. - It shows everyone associated with manufacturing, how to use Kaizen to decrease cycle times, work-in-process & quarantine inventories, the cost of distribution & logistics, improve equipment efficiency, facility capacity utilization and shift output. - It shows the company’s senior management, stakeholders, finance and other supporting business units, how to use Kaizen to increase ROI (return on investment) while complying with cGMP and other regulations, address rising competition and counteract fluctuating market economy. - This book presents useful ideas that one can implement immediately and customize Kaizen to your company; this book is not a ‘vanilla generic’. - It shows how to transform a business from ‘good- to- great’. True benefits of Kaizen implementation are realized because, it adds value to your products, increases market share, and drives both top line and bottom line of your business.