Mettler Toledo's list helps improve lab operations

Mettler Toledo has developed the Lean Lab Checklist to help users gain an overview of their current lab status and recognise where leaner processes might make sense

The checklist is divided into improvement areas including housekeeping, workload development, workflows, performance management, equipment, and lab personnel skills.

Defining and structuring these aspects of lab life can help users develop more controlled laboratory processes for more consistent and predictable performance, according to Mettler Toledo.

Lean lab benefits can include significantly increased productivity, reduced lead times, lowered costs, improved “right first time,” and a better understanding of capacity and resource requirements the company said.

Operational changes prompted by the checklist can be initiated in small steps, module-by-module.

Users will also gain access to “Tips and Tricks” that will help avoid weighing errors and a webinar to help eliminate the negative effects of static and drafts on weighing processes, according to Mettler Toledo.  

Click here to download the Lean Lab checklist.