GLP SOPs for equipment calibration and maintenance. Part 4: logistics of SOP writing

Abstract

On the surface, writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) seems fairly simple. All you need to do is write it all down. Unfortunately as the cliches 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.