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How to Calculate Your Facility's True COPQ (Free Calculator)

How to Calculate Your Facility's True COPQ (Free Calculator)

July 24, 2025 • By Mike Barlow, Paul Van Buskirk

Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) can quietly erode margins in biopharma operations through rework, deviations, delays, and batch losses. This post breaks down the four key components of quality cost—prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure—and introduces a free COPQ calculator to help you estimate the true financial impact and identify opportunities for ROI.

How To Write the Perfect Problem Statement

How To Write the Perfect Problem Statement

May 29, 2024 • By Mike Barlow

If you work in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing or Quality, one of the best things you can do to drive reliability in GMP Manufacturing is learn how to craft a strong problem statement. In this video, we will show you how to do that. Creating a strong problem statement is pivotal in problem-solving. A well-defined problem statement sets the stage for effective GMP deviation investigation and problem solving.

What is a GMP Deviation Investigation?

What is a GMP Deviation Investigation?

August 26, 2023 • By Mike Barlow

In GMP pharmaceutical production, including biologics and cell therapy manufacturing, a GMP Deviation Investigation is the structured process used to identify, document, analyze, and resolve any unexpected events or conditions that do not comply with approved procedures, specifications, or regulatory requirements.