Statistical Process Control (SPC) - Survey Result Report now Available
Recommendation

20/21 October 2026
Performance Evaluation and Monitoring for compliant Analytical Procedures and Processes
The ECA Validation Group recently conducted a survey on “How is Statistical Process Control (SPC) used in the pharmaceutical Industry?”. The results have been compiled into a report, which is now also available to members of the Analytical Quality Control Group (AQCG).
The corresponding PDF file can be found in the AQCG Members Area under “Guidance Documents”.
In addition, the ECA Validation Group has summarised the findings in two short articles. “ECA Survey Results I” and “ECA Survey Results II” are freely accessible in the News section of the website.
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