Article of the Year Award
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We are pleased to announce the 2010-2011 Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Award Winner
July/August 2011, Volume 31, Number 4
Quality Risk Management (QRM) Tool Selection: Getting to
Right First Time
by Kristin S. Murray and Stephen Reich
This article presents how the quality and utility of Quality Risk Management (QRM) may be highly influenced by the selection of risk management tools. Tangible job aids and methods that have been proven to facilitate right-first-time tool selection are presented.
2010-2011 Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Finalists
The winner was selected from this group of finalists and recognized at ISPE’s 2011 Annual Meeting.
September/October 2010, Volume 30, Number 5
Lean Maintenance – A Risk-Based Approach (
2 MB) 
by Gerard Clarke, Gerry Mulryan, and Padraig Liggan
This article presents an industry case study of the application of lean maintenance methodologies carried
out at the Pfizer Biotech, Grange Castle Campus, Dublin.
November/December 2010, Volume 30, Number 6
IT Outsourcing and Offshoring: Recognizing and Managing Risk ( 2 MB)
by Arthur D. Perez, PhD and Glenn Morton
This article discusses risks and mitigation strategies that need to be considered between healthcare
companies and outsourced IT suppliers.
January/February 2011, Volume 31, Number 1
Risk Management - A Key Requirement for Project Success ( 2 MB)
by Brett Schroeder, John Alkemade, and Gordon Lawrence
This article discusses how risk management can aid in project success. It looks at the potential gain
from good risk management, examines some typical risks that recur regularly on projects, and offers a
suggested methodology for managing project risks.
March/April 2011, Volume 31, Number 2
Business Process Management (BPM) Based Pharmaceutical Quality
Management Systems: A Win-Win Between Compliance and Competitiveness ( 3 MB)
by François Versini
This article shows how a BPM-based Quality Management System optimizes the way to comply with today’s
evolving processes and stay competitive in the marketplace.
May/June 2011, Volume 31, Number 3
Standardizing Equipment Maintenance Outsourcing ( 1 MB)
by Martin van den Hout
The article presents points to consider to successfully outsource maintenance activities in a
pharmaceutical company.
About the Roger F. Sherwood Article of the Year Award
Pharmaceutical Engineering has established an "Article of the Year" award to recognize the contribution of authors. Articles are evaluated by a panel of volunteer reviewers according to a number of criteria, concentrating on the importance and timeliness of the subject matter and the quality of the presentation. The criteria for judging is as follows:
- Is it directly useful to the readers in their efforts to improve the industry and themselves?
- Does it improve knowledge/understanding of key topics?
- Is it clear, easy to read? (Low jargon usage)
- Quality of artwork, graphs, etc.
- Appropriate length
The finalists for each “Article of the Year” are chosen from the September/October issue of the previous year, through the July/August issue of the current year. Finalists are announced in each September/October issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering. The author(s) of the winning article are recognized at ISPE’s Annual Meeting; held each November. The award program was established to express appreciation to all of the authors who submit their work for publication in Pharmaceutical Engineering.
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