Pre-course Session What you need to know about Suppliers in China and India PLUS Efficient Supplier Qualification - Live Online Training

25-27 June 2025

Course No. 21564

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All times mentioned are CEST.

Objectives

During this course, you will learn all relevant aspects to implement and/ or improve a comprehensive and integrated Supplier Qualification System which fulfils regulatory GMP requirements. Furthermore, you will get to know possibilities and tools to increase efficiency and decrease costs at your company.

Background

Qualification and audits of suppliers, contract manufacturers and laboratories and other service providers are an important part of each Quality System. But what is required and which steps are really necessary? And is it possible to even decrease audit activities?

Starting materials should only be purchased from approved suppliers. EU Directive 2004/27/EC states that the manufacturer shall only use active substances, which have been manufactured in accordance with the detailed guidelines on GMP for starting materials. But also in contract manufacture and analysis, the contract giver is responsible for assessing the legality, suitability and the competence of the contract acceptor to follow GMP (EU Guide to GMP [7.5]).

The requirements and efforts to qualify suppliers should therefore not be underestimated. However, it seems that a downright ‘audit tourism’ has grown and suppliers and service providers are audited on site frequently and sometimes too often. In the globalising world more and more supplies are coming from countries like India and China. And qualifying these suppliers brings new challenges. This adds up to significant expenses for both the audited and the auditing company.

But supplier qualification is not limited to auditing. The whole process of supplier qualification and co-operation should be integrated in the existing Quality System of a company.

Target Group

This course and its pre-course session are designed for all personnel involved in supplier qualification activities at their company and decision makers who want to improve the existing process. It is addressed to persons from Quality Assurance and Control, Procurement, Business Development, Manufacturing, Project Management and R&D.

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Programme

Pre-course Session What you need to know about Suppliers in China and India PLUS Efficient Supplier Qualification - Live Online Training

Seminar Programme as PDF

Programme Education Course: Efficient Supplier Qualification
26/27 June 2025

The Objective of Supplier Qualification
  • Regulatory Background
  • Duties and responsibilities of the QP
  • Expectations of the authorities
  • Importing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the European Union
International Trade Relations – What you Need to Know
  • ƒInternational trade law
  • Applicable commercial legislation
  • ƒJurisdiction
  • Incoterms
  • Responsibilities
GMP Pre-Requisites for Procurement and Outsourcing Activities
  • ƒ Procurement
    - Objectives & priorities
    - EU GMP Chapters and GMP processes applicable to Procurement
    - GMP Training for the Buyer
  • ƒ Suppliers
    - Supplier qualification
    - Contracts
    - Supplier categorisation
    - Use of Brokers
Outsourcing to Contract Manufacturers and Laboratories - What Needs to be Considered and Who is Responsible?
  • Regulatory Framework
    - Regulations
    - Outsourcing EU vs non-EU
    - What if it goes wrong?
  • Outsourcing Life-Cycle Management
  • Elements of Supplier Qualification
    - Risk Assessment
    - Technical Agreements
    - Audits
Risk Management in the Supply Chain: Frequency of Supplier Audits based on Risk Assessment
  • Frequency of Supplier Audits based on Risk Assessment
  • Defining risk in the audit program
  • Compliance risk assessment
Case Studies:
Qualifying and maintaining Suppliers at Roche
  • Supplier Management embedded in PharmaTechOps and PQS
  • Interface with other departments
  • Example – Risk-based approach to Supplier Management at Roche
Reduced Testing of supplied APIs and Excipients
  • What guidance is available on reduced QC testing?
  • EU and FDA expectations
  • Information required before you start reducing
  • Can APIs and excipients be covered within the same approach?
  • Practical execution
Examples and Interaction:
Quality Risk Management in the Supply Chain
  • Expectation of the Regulators
  • Risk assessments
  • Interactive Session
  • Frequency of supplier audits based on risk assessment
Programme pre-course Session: What you need to know About Suppliers in China and India
25 June 2025

Sourcing from Asia: What Procurement and QA should Know
  • ƒTrading company or manufacturer – how do I know?
  • Different manufacturing sites – was the right one audited?
  • Transport Qualification
  • Typical GMP issues of Chinese plants
  • What to consider when auditing a plant
India and China: Cultural Aspects to Consider when Doing Business
  • Meeting people for the first time - what to do and what not to do
  • Guanxi - Chinese word for "relationship" - relationship vs. contract
  • Decision making inside companies
  • How to find out who is really in charge
  • The Translator - chances and limits
The Indian and Chinese Pharma Market: an Overview (Legal Structures, Authorities)
  • Overview about size and number of companies
  • What documents make a company legal
  • What different form of companies do exist
  • CFDA - what are their powers, what are their Limits
  • The Chinese Tax and VAT system and its effect on purchases from China
Examples:
a) Supply Chain Risk Assessment for China
b) Auditing in India
  • Challenges and pitfalls
  • What to look for
  • Infrastructure and Transportation issues
Question and Answer Sessions
A set of live Q&A Sessions will give you the possibility to interact with the speakers and get answers to your Questions.

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This course is part of the GMP Certification Programme "ECA Certified GMP Auditor" Learn more

ECA-Member*: € 1990,-
Non ECA Member*: € 2290,-
EU/GMP Inspectorates*: € 1145,-
APIC Member Discount*: € 2190,-
QP Member Discount*: € 1990,-

(All prices excl. VAT). Important notes on sales tax.

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