Capability assessment

During this stage of procurement a series of meetings may be held depending on the nature of the purchase. A pre-bid meeting may be held on the customer s premises to enable the customer to clarify the requirements with the bidders. A mid-bid meeting or pre-award assessment may be held on the subcontractor s premises at which the customer s Subcontractor Evaluation Team carries out a capability assessment on site. This assessment may cover ... 

As shown in Figure 11, before extensive validation, the performance of the method is evaluated appropriately. Column durability tests, robustness testing for the chromatographic and sample preparation conditions, analytical method evaluation ring tests (AMERTs), method capability assessments, and pre-validation studies are applied to... 

The following considerations, when applied during method development, are likely to produce more robust, reliable, and transferable methods (a) the concerns of the customer (user) are considered in advance, (b) key process input variables are identified, (c) criticaTto-quality factors are determined, (d) several method verification tests are installed, (e) proactive evaluation of method performance during development is performed, (f) continuous customer involvement and focus are institutionalized, and (g) method capability assessment (suitability to be applied for release testing against specification limits) is established. 

B. Method Capability Assessment METHOD VALIDATION PHASE METHOD TRANSFER PHASE... 

FIGURE 5 Relationship between sampling rate and effective resolution of process capability assessment. The curve is based on the width of the confidence intervals for estimation of mean and variance. The relationship shown does not consider the effect of reference measurement precision, which would further reduce the ability to discern changes in process capability. 

TOOLS OF ROUTINE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MONITORING AND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT... 

Shewhart s basic conceptualization of common and special cause variation not only leads to control charts as quantitative, rational tools to guide one in knowing when (and when not ) to intervene in an industrial process to correct potential ills, but it also provides a framework for considering the question of what is the best/most consistent performance one can hope for from a particular version of a process. That is, it provides a framework for discussing process capability assessment. 

The process monitoring, capability assessment, and variance source identification ideas discussed thus far are almost logical prerequisites for industrial experimentation to detail the nature of dependence of response vari-... 

This requirement is usually met by means of the audit conducted by the pharmaceutical or healthcare company. The audit examines the quality assurance attributes of the supplier s process, the firm s general capability maturity, and the suitability of its equipment or service suggested for use on the project. Suppliers in this context may be understood to include equipment vendors, service suppliers, or the pharmaceutical or healthcare company s in-house software development department. Regulators hold pharmaceutical and healthcare companies accountable for the use of suppliers whose capability assessment indicates their inability to deliver validatable, compliant software. ... 

Continuous Improvement 9 Ongoing evaluation of validation experienoe -0- Pilot innovative ideas and teohnology Preferred Suppliers Shared Audits Validation Experts Capability Assessments Teohnology Migration... 

Some new lanthanide porphyrin complexes of general formula Ln(iii)TAP(/i-diketonate), where TAP = tetraarylporphine, have been prepared (468,469) and their shift reagent capabilities assessed. The complexes of the early lanthanides (Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu) induce very small shifts whereas the complexes of Tb, Dy, and Ho produce quite large low frequency shifts in y-picoline. Analogous shift reagents based on silicon, germanium, low-spin iron, (517, 518) and cobalt (519) have been reported. 

This capability assessment is likely to identify satisfactory levels of capability in some areas but not in others. Thus, the EP coordinator should document the capability shortfall and devise a multiyear development plan to reduce it. Emergency preparedness is often a low priority for most organizations hence, the limited funds available for this activity make it likely that a multiyear (typically five year) development plan will be needed that sets specific annual milestones. Once the annual milestones have been set, facility EP coordinators should monitor their programs achievement of these objectives. 

Incapacity Benefit A contribution-based cash payment paid to people who are incapable of work who have paid, or been credited with, sufficient NI contributions. It may also be claimed by people who become incapable of work in their youth. An employed person is entitled to at least Statutory Sick Pay for the first 28 weeks of their incapacity for work after which they may claim IB. Incapacity is assessed through an Own Occupation Test and Personal Capability Assessment . There are three levels of cash payment, increasing in value with time on benefit. Generally IB it is not affected by savings or other income. If someone has not paid enough NI contributions to quality for IB they may, if eligible, claim IS and receive a disability premium. 

Supplier on-site support plan Power requirements Voltage requirements Open circuit voltage Supplier capability assessment Suppliers development timing plan... 

The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) developed a CPFR capability assessment to provide a framework for understanding the gap between a company s existing practices and CPFR best practices, and also to serve as the starting point for change and enable realistic expectations for a CPFR program. 

It is essential to have organizational entities which are able to perform electrical capacity and electrical transmission and distribution system planning, consistent with various national requirements and objectives. The functions of these organizations include electrical system expansion planning, and manpower and industrial capability assessments. 

Capability is defined in ERA as the employee s capability assessed by reference to skill, attitude, health or other physical or mental quality and such qualifications as any degree, diploma or other academic, technical or professional qualification relevant to the position the employee held. The two main classes of capability, or lack of it, are ill-health and die inability of the employee to carry out his duties in a reasonable and acceptable manner. 

FSM functional safety management (previously referred to as functional safety capability assessment (FSCA). 

Palmqvist, H. Tehler, H. 2014. How is capability assessment related to risk assessment Evaluating existing research and current application from a design science perspective. Submitted to 12th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. 

The CASS Guide — Guide to Functional Safety Capability Assessment (FSCA), CASS Ltd 1999... 

The process monitoring, capability assessment, and variance source identification ideas discussed thus far are almost logical prerequisites for industrial experimentation to detail the nature of dependence of response variables on factors of interest. When an industrial process has been made to operate in a stable manner, its intrinsic variability reduced to the extent practically possible, and that baseline performance quantified and understood, the prospects of success are greatly enhanced in subsequent efforts to understand the effects of potential fundamental process changes. 

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