One Quality Place Edison, NJ Visit: The Interrelationship between PAT and Six Sigma Presented by Dr. Stanley A. Marash, P.E. Chairman and CEO STAT-A-MATRIX/The SAM Group Food and Drug Administration - PAT Pharmaceutical Science Advisory Committee Meeting October 21-23, 2002
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 2 Motivation Significant potential and need exists for improving the efficiencies of pharmaceutical manufacturing and associated regulatory processes (Dr. Ajaz S. Hussain - May 8, 2002)
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 3 PAT Technological opportunities (e.g. PAT) available for realizing this potential–but industry reluctant due to regulatory uncertainties (Dr. Hussain)
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 4 Six Sigma Many aspects of the industry have adopted Six Sigma. Both PAT and 6 are process oriented approaches to achieving efficiencies, reduced cycle time and improved quality
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 5 Why PAT? PAT provides an opportunity to move from the current “testing to document quality” paradigm to a “continuous quality assurance” paradigm that can improve our ability to ensure quality was “built-in” or was “by design” – ultimate realization of the true spirit of cGMP. (Dr. Hussain)
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 6 Why Six Sigma? DefineMeasureAnalyzeDesignVerify DefineMeasureAnalyzeImproveControl Six Sigma embraces both continuous improvement and breakthrough performance. The process includes models for manufacturing, design and administrative services Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Manufacturing & Administrative
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 7 Goals and Objectives Using PAT as a model technological opportunity, develop a regulatory framework to facilitate introduction of new manufacturing technologies that enhance process efficiencies and understanding Identify and eliminate perceived/real regulatory hurdles Develop a dynamic, team based, scientific approach for regulatory assessment…of new technologies (Dr. Hussain)
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 8 PAT Can PAT win the industry’s confidence or are the perceived/real “regulatory hurdles” too difficult to overcome?
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev. 1 9 Six Sigma Does Six Sigma have the advantage of: No (or less) regulatory constraints Perception of an industry program not an agency program
© 2002 STAT-A-MATRIX, All Rights Reserved #5147 FMOQ Rev Fusion Management TM A tool for fusing PAT and Six Sigma to overcome the existing constraints
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