Table 14 Interpretability and compliance evaluation using SHAP and LIME.

From: Intelligent information management enables quality-by-design in pharmaceutical production

Method

Key Contribution

Regulatory Alignment

Outcome

SHAP

Global feature importance ranking (e.g., temperature, pH)

ICH Q8: Process understanding

Identifies most influential CPP–CQA linkages

LIME

Local instance-level explanations for predictions

ICH Q9: Risk assessment and management

Provides traceability for batch-level decisions

Combined

Integration of SHAP + LIME outputs into dashboards

ICH Q10 & Q11: Control strategy, lifecycle

Enhances transparency and regulatory acceptance