THE ASSESSMENT OF COMPANY-LEVEL CONTROLS is a critical part of complying with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. The PCAOB says public companies must assess the design and operating effectiveness of these ...

The crux of the SEC’s interpretive guidance for management is a top-down, risk-based approach that puts risk first and foremost. Four key areas of opportunity can be used to reduce an organization’s ...

Data make up a crucial element in Bioprocessing 4.0. Biomanufacturers must efficiently collect, manage, and analyze this information. Compatibility between devices, data sources, and software packages ...

Far too often, companies incur unnecessary costs associated with implementing, operating and assessing internal controls, due to too great an emphasis on using canned internal control checklists and ...

Advanced process control (APC) has incorporated and will continue to incorporate new technologies and methodologies that allow refiners and petrochemical plant operators to achieve and sustain ...

Technology progression within advanced process control (APC) continues to evolve; however, it is the relationship among core APC developments, enabling technologies, and management practices that is ...