New Webinar Helps Improve Productivity By Employing A Lean Lab Approach

Find out what actions have the biggest potential to improve lab productivity. Join Pharmaceutical Technology and Mettler Toledo for Part 2 of the live webinar on “Employing a Lean Lab Approach to Optimize Lab Processes.”

Greifensee, Switzerland (PRWEB) - METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce a live webinar entitled "Employing a Lean Lab Approach to Optimize Lab Processes: Part 2 "Improve Productivity", co-presented by lean laboratory expert, Erwin Studer. This webinar will be presented on October 11th, 2016 at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT).

Lean manufacturing principles are being adopted more often in the laboratory environment. If Lean Lab is properly implemented, the results can be impressive, delivering simpler workflows and processes, reduced lead times, and increased laboratory efficiency. Operational changes—such as optimization of workflows and workplaces or standardization of equipment and software—can be initiated one step at a time. Often, it is the simplest or smallest changes that can bring about the most significant improvements.

Part 1 of this webinar introduced the basic concepts of Lean Lab and the 10 fields of improvement that should be considered when analyzing the current status of a lab.

In Part 2 of this webinar, experts will give advice on how to identify the actions that have the biggest potential impact on improving lab productivity and determine the next step towards a lean lab. Value stream mapping will be examined in more detail, with examples of how to identify unnecessary steps in an analytical workflow, and how to visualize where issues exist.

• Identify the next step to improve the productivity of a lab
• Understand how to eliminate unnecessary steps and optimize workflows
• Discover ways to measure the performance of a lab

The live webinar will be hosted by Pharmaceutical Technology on October 11th, 2016 at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT). Register for the live webinar.

About METTLER TOLEDO
METTLER TOLEDO is a leading global manufacturer of precision instruments. The Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The Company also holds top-three market positions for several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection systems used in production and packaging. Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found at http://www.mt.com.