The “8 Waste” methodology of lean management principles focuses on lab processes in a new METTLER TOLEDO guide and offers a useful way to identify non-value adding or unnecessary steps in routine ...

"Lean Laboratory" is being implemented in many industries, with the aim of eliminating mistakes, reducing delays, lowering costs and improving the quality of a product or service.Visit METTLER ...

Hospitals looking to increase efficiency are applying lean principles to centralized labs, though a number of considerations are key when planning such a facility. Northwell Health, for example, is ...

The successful implementation of “lean manufacturing” in various fields has inspired many businesses to adopt this model in their laboratories as well. However, laboratories have different challenges ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When MIT announced in March that most research labs on campus would need to ramp down to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, Canan Dagdeviren's lab was ready. For the past two years, ...

The quality of water for pharmaceutical production (purified water, water for injection, and ultrapure water) is quantified and regulated through four parameters – total organic carbon (TOC), ...

My previous column ("Next Generation Lean: Lean Processes Need to Continuously Improve") laid out the premise that there is a significant disconnect between Lean results, namely that while there are a ...

New 'lean lab' management principles are demonstrating benefits that include cost savings, increased productivity, and a strong safety record. When MIT announced in March that most research labs on ...