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APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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Excellence in KM at a Pharmaceutical Company
In 2023, APQC recognized Novartis as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved Level 3 maturity (3.23) at a business unit level…
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KM Team Roles Within a Pharmaceutical Company
In 2023, APQC recognized Novartis as a recipient of its Excellence in Knowledge Management program (EiKM), which achieved Level 3 maturity (3.23) at a business unit level…
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KM Consulting in a Pharmaceutical Company
Novartis AG is a leading global medicine company based in Switzerland. The organization reported revenue of $50.5 billion in 2022, and its products reach nearly 800 million…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Pharmaceutical - PDF Version 5.0.1
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Pharmaceutical - Excel Version 5.0.1
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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Case Study|
Building a Collective Mindset: Operationalizing a Governance Structure for a Global Supply Chain Network
This case study outlines how to establish a central governance structure across a supply chain network of different companies and organizations working together. It is…
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This case study outlines how to establish trust and broker data-sharing agreements across a supply chain network of different companies and organizations working together. It…
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This case study details the rigorous process undertaken to select a software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology solution vendor to provide a supply chain control tower platform…
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Advocates want to open COVID-19 vaccine patents to scale up vaccine production, but that won’t be enough for manufacturers around the world to successfully produce vaccines…
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Launching the Right Quality Initiatives
With so many quality methodologies—like Lean, DMAIC, and Six Sigma—at your fingertips, how do you choose the right one for your organization? Paul Orton discusses how…
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is a nonprofit organization that develops scientific standards to help ensure the quality and safety of medicines, dietary supplements, and foods…
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Transformation in Order-to-Cash at Novartis AG
Novartis has recently been engaged in a large-scale effort to transform end-to-end processes across organizational barriers in order to improve the customer experience. APQC…
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Setting up An RPA Program at Mallinckrodt Pharma
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been a game-changer for the finance function, helping to reduce cycle times, save costs, and clear space for value-added analysis and…
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Accelerating KM: Swagelok and U.S. Pharmacopeia Share Advice to Fast-track KM Program Development
In March 2020, APQC hosted a webinar with KM leaders from Swagelok and U.S. Pharmacopeia to find out how they have accelerated KM adoption and maturity in their organizations…
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Embedding KM: The U.S. Army, REI Systems, and Amgen Discuss Ways to Build KM into Work
In March 2020, APQC hosted a webinar where KM leaders from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, REI Systems, and Amgen described ways to formally integrate…