Open AccessGLP SOPs for equipment calibration and maintenance. Part 4: logistics of SOP writing
Author(s) -
Colligon Irina,
Rosa Michelle
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the quality assurance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1099-1786
pISSN - 1087-8378
DOI - 10.1002/qaj.402
Subject(s) - process (computing) , computer science , operations management , engineering , programming language
On the surface, writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) seems fairly simple. All you need to do is write it all down. Unfortunately as the clichés go, appearances can be deceiving, and if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. This is not to say that the act of getting the processes on paper has to be torturous, it just requires some forethought and planning. In the previous installments of this series ( Qual Assur J 2006; 10 (2): 107–110 [1]; Qual Assur J 2006; 10 (3): 203–207; Qual Assur J 2006; 10 (4): 279–285), we have discussed the preparatory steps for writing SOPs, such as the process inventory ( Qual Assur J 2006; 10 (3): 203–207) and mapping ( Qual Assur J 2006; 10 (4): 279–285). In this portion, we are going to discuss the logistics of creating SOPs. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.