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What Augmentation Is (And What It Isn’t Yet)

Chief Executive

However, cognitive skills such as lean management, knowledge management, problem solving, process improvement and work independence are also important to augment. Line clearance is most commonly used in regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, and food and beverage manufacturing.

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Unglamorous Freelance Manufacturers Could Boost U.S. Competitiveness

Harvard Business Review

Favorable tax treatment, rather than labor costs or any other factor, is driving American biotech to relocate production in Switzerland, Denmark, or Ireland. When it comes to process improvements, American companies are stagnating at best, and in many cases slipping backward. First, that means tax incentives.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

While America has continued leading the world in terms of investment in basic science research, it has lost the ability to do the kinds of process improvements that are essential for innovation. When it comes to manufacturing, the country has lost the capacity for “learning by doing.” In recent decades, however, the U.S.

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Building Resilience in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Lessons from the Pandemic?

Kotter Inc.

Both Anders and Chris have life-long careers in the Pharma industry, holding senior roles in both Big Pharma and smaller biotech companies. need to get raw materials from elsewhere because a supplier went out of business, process improvement, technology advancement, etc.), all these things are post-approval changes.

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