Octapharma, the best pharmaceutical company in Portugal, has written an article explaining their advancement toward ISO 9001:2000
Quebec, December 12th 2003, Amadeus Inc, leader in the development and commercialisation of software solutions helping businesses in simplifying compliance management, is proud to share Octapharma Lda’s written article, one of numerous pharmaceutical companies using Amadeus software solutions to manage and continuously improve their Quality management system.
Octapharma, a Swiss based company established in 1982, is an independent, private company whose core business is the development, production and sale of high quality plasma derivatives. Octapharma employs over 1400 people among its subsidiaries in 17 countries. Certified ISO 9002:1994 in 1999, Octapharm’s subsidiary company in Portugal has recently achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. An article published in the ISO Management Systems magazine, the official publication of the Central Secretariat of ISO, Octapharma Lda. states the reasons that have led them to certify ISO 9002:1994. The article also states the benefits which they have received from this certification as well as the organisational effects since ISO 9001:2000. In this article, Amadeus software solutions is presented as bringing in operational benefits.
“Amadeus software solutions offered new management tools for each level of Octapharma Lda. Operations – from executive management to warehouse staff. Trimester and annual evaluations by management have been simplified by the vast array of management analyses, charts, and tables that may be created with quality management software using indicator data” affirms Eve S. Jokel, Associate Director of International Corporate Services at Octapharma Portugal.
The article entitles “ISO 9001:2000 provides Octapharma with spring-board for achieving business objectives and fulfilling life-saving mission” is available on Amadeus’ Web site in the Life Sciences section. To subscribe to the ISO Management Systems magazine, please contact the Central Secretariat of ISO at +41 22 746 03 36 or by e-mail at sales@iso.org
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