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TEST OF THE WEEK
Pharmaceutical fine chemicals:
How το CHOOSE A CONTRACT MANUFACTURER.
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facilities? 9 in the two previous issues of this publication, is designed to help you choose the right contract manufacturer.
his final test following on the heels of the tests entitled 'Make or buy?' and 'Does your contract manu facturer have the right
Kurt Stalder (Europe); H.R. Marti, Ph.D.; M. Pfenninger, Ph.D.; K.D. Reichlmeier, Ph.D. (U.S.A. and Japan); Siegfried Chemists.
The Marti/Pfenninger/Stalder/Reichlmeier
Custom Manufacturing
Test Series:
Test N o . 3:
How το CHOOSE A CONTRACT MANUFACTURER. You've decided to contract for the manufacture of your pharma ceutical chemical. How to select the best candidate? To find out, answer these questions about each candidate: Does he exhibit the kind of top-management commit ment to contract manufacturing reflected in: D Yes A performance record of D No delivery schedules kept and no cost overruns? D Yes Impeccable productD No purity-and-uniformity quality control?
D Yes Always accessible, highly D No qualified and mobile staff members (such as Sieg fried's Marketing Chem ists) to coordinate thirdparty manufacturing? D Yes Is your candidate motiD No vated to be your produc tion arm for the duration, giving you open access to people and facilities any time to help you stay close to your project and product? FDA approvals: D Yes Does the candidate have D No a consistent record of obtaining FDA approvals? Location:
D Yes Absolute confidentiaD No lity?
D Yes Does the candidate have D No production sites on both
How to score: Assign 10 points to each Yes are differences. But perhaps answer. you can do even better. Between 0 and 30 points: Keep Between 80 and 100 points: What looking, there are better-suited can we say - the odds are you've candidates around. picked Siegfried anyway. If you Between 40 and 70 points: haven't, we take off our hats to a competitor we respect. You're getting there - yes, there
sides of the Atlantic Ocean? Both in the US and in Europe? (Such as the Siegfried Group's Ganes Chemicals Inc. 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10036 Tel. (212)3912580,Telex 236533, FAX 212-764-2785 contact Richard Miller, Ph.D.) D Yes Is the candidate located in D No or close to your markets (lower shipping costs, savings in taxes and im port duties)? D Yes Is he well-versed in the D No local languages and customs (approval pro cedures)? D Yes Can he facilitate entry into D No the Ε C, if necessary? Please contact us for copies of all three tests - you may want to keep them handy as decision-making tools. CH-4800 ZOFINGEN SWITZERLAND TEL. 062 501111 TELEFAX 062 513082 TELEX 982 444 sgfch
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