Leading Pharmaceutical Operational Excellence Outstanding Practices and Cases [Paperback]

Achieving operational excellence is?a?challenge for the pharmaceutical industry, with many companies setting successful examples time and again. This book?presents such leading practices for managing operational excellence throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Based on the St.Gallen OPEX Model the authors describe the current status of OPEX and the future challenges that have to be dealt with. The ample theoretical background is complemented hand-in-hand by case studies contributed by authors from leading pharmaceutical companies.This book presents? leading practices for managing operational excellence throughout the pharmaceutical industry. It combines theoretical backgrounds and practical insights to offer a complete perspective on the industry as well as leadership models.Part A - Introduction .- Part B - Leading Operational Excellence - Outstanding Practices.- Part C - Leading Operational Excellence - Outstanding Leadership.- Part D - Gaining the Future.

Thomas Friedli

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Thomas Friedli is Managing Director at the Chair of Production Management, and Vice Director, Institute of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen (Switzerland). Thomas Friedlis main research focus is the management of manufacturing enterprises. His area of expertise is in operational excellence in the pharmaceutical industry, collaboration management, management of industrial services and management of global production.

In 2004, Thomas habilitated and became Adjunct Professor in St.Gallen. His team of 12 postgraduate students develops new management solutions for manufacturing companies. The Chair is largely financed through external funds, while most of the research projects are industrial projects. In 2007 he became an associate member to the International Academy for Quality (IAQ) and joined the SAQ (Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems) as an advisory council in 2009. Since 2010, he is member of the bl3Ê