European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIEW ON VENDOR DEVELOPMENT IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Sandeep Chitale*, Bhaskar Patil, Bipinchandra Shinde, Mayur Patil

ABSTRACT

Selection of an appropriate vendor and periodic evaluation of the vendor is therefore a critical stage. There are so many vendors/suppliers which are supplying raw material / packing materials to the pharmaceutical industries. Handling of vendor development process is one of vital step in pharmaceuticals. This Article introduces the procedure for Vendor Development in Pharmaceutical Industry with its flow, documentation, rejection and approval. Vendor development is an essential process for sourcing material in the right quality, of right quantity, at the right price from the right source, at the right time and place. Thus, source selection begins after the user department forwards material requisition form to purchase department. On asking, selected vendor generally supply “initial sample” and “mandatory documents” If approved, this would then be followed by “initial supply”. The evaluation of “initial supply” shows satisfactory results, then vendor development team visits at the vendor’s site consisting of QA/QC, Procurement etc. The vendor development team should make a detailed study of processes, organization and other allied matters necessary for vendor evaluation.

Keywords: Vendor, Qualification, Development, Pharmaceutical.