Cross function

In collaboration with Wavefunction we have created a cross function CD ROM that contains an electronic model building kit and a rich collection of molecular models that reveal the interplay between electronic struc ture and reactivity m organic chemistry... 

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A multidisciplinary approach is another term for a cross-functional team or a project team. Such teams comprise representatives from each line and staff department so that decisions are taken close to the development work by those who will need to implement the decisions or verify their implementation. Such teams facilitate communication and overcome delays that often occur when reliant upon line-staff relationships. If you have adopted the project management approach this requirement is not additional to that in clause 4.2.4.1. 

Understanding what it means to occupy a senior role, for example, developing strategic insight and greater cross-functional/cross-team understanding. 

From the analysis of the planning schedules, the data from product quality and several cross functional interviews, a list of precursors in a time period of six months could be derived. In Table 7, ten precursors identified in the pesticide company are given. 

Data retrieved from interviews and observations must comply with the same criteria, but such data cannot be verified easily. Therefore, cross-functional interviews and confirmation by different people in the organization are necessary. 

Pharmaceutical firms over fhe lasf decade have increasingly adopted fhe practice of cross-fxmctional coordination so as to leverage various fypes of knowledge wifhin the organization, and marketers often sit at a conceptual hub of company functions when if comes to early assessmenf of NCE markef potential. To develop an effective brand plan, fhe marketer/brand manager is often the "gravitational force" behind such cross-functional interactions, as depicted in Figure 35.2. 

Failure to leverage the institutional knowledge of cross-functional team members While cross-functional coordination has become the standard for the traditional brand planning process, the data/information of these team members are often only... 

The practice of brand plan development and its NCE forecast component is designed to leverage knowledge from a cross-functional team, and in a certain sense it does. But because the traditional forecasting process is fundamentally disconnected from the operational realities of the disease marketplace, the marketer/brand manager lacks a tool to quantitatively analyze the effects of the product strategies developed. In other words. 

Losers seem to have very few strengths. They perform moderately in execution, but only against a weak strategy. The organizational dimensions are particularly weak bureaucracy rules and there are few mechanisms for cross-functional coordination. Culture is controlling,... 

Interpersonal effectiveness Project management, interacts well cross-functionally, team player, creates strong partnerships and can resolve conflicts. 

The use of cross-functional teamwork can enhance the benefits that can be realized during each component of the LCA process. This underscores the fact that the life-cycle assessment is a dynamic and iterative process of evaluation. In order for this dynamism to be fostered, the LCA must encompass as much of the life cycle of the product, process, or activity, as possible. This will necessarily include total cost of raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, and distribution use/reuse/maintenance recycling, and final disposal (Fava and Page, 1992). 

Table 4.5 suggests the individual areas of expertise necessary to make a strong analysis of solvent selection, using LCA principles. As previously emphasized, the areas impacted by the chemical process must be represented during the evaluation. There will be a direct correlation between the quality/composition of the cross-functional team and the quality of the conclusions reached. 

In the fists that follow will be compiled initial considerations for an individual or company attempting to use an LCA-based analysis of their solvent use. The categories are broad and they illustrate the necessity of the cross-functional teamwork. 

Creating a sense of team out of previously unconnected specialists with other priorities is a complex skill. Project leaders have to build a committed project group, often against all the odds, and then achieve the full benefits, both personally and to the organization, of this form of cross-functional collaboration, (p. 9)... 

The resistance created by cross-functional barriers will be reduced, providing a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities necessary for achieving common objectives. 

Create a transition team A cross-functional team should be developed involving key managers and staff from throughout the organization to plan and... 

Each process owner requires a defined level of decision authority. This authority level delineates the bounds of decision making granted by the organization to the process owner. Business needs and risk assessment must be incorporated into the design of the decision authority granted to a process owner. Table 6 is an example of a decision authority matrix design for a process owner. It requires cross-functional management support to be effective. 

Process analytical chemistry (PAC) is a field that has existed for several decades in many industries. It is now gaining renewed popularity as the pharmaceutical industry begins to embrace it as well. PAC encompasses a combination of analytical chemistry, process engineering, process chemistry, and multivariate data analysis. It is a multidisciplinary field that works best when supported by a cross-functional team including members from manufacturing, analytical chemistry, and plant maintenance. 

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