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charge of technical aspects of
data automation and robotics

Here, Martin shares his approach to
making efficiency gains...

• To improve efficiency in any lab, one
  of the first things that I do is go to the
  work floor and look at the process.


• Talk to the staff. You may think
  that you have the ‘right way’ of
  doing something, but remember to
  consider the people who must do
  a particular task day in, day out. It’s
  best to adapt to their experience and
  preferences wherever possible.


• I sometimes get insight from
  someone that has no lab experience;
  I ask them to look at the process with
  a fresh pair of eyes. Often, it brings
  up things I have never thought of.


• Look at the bottlenecks in your

workflow – seek ways to

remove them

• Where is the most downtime
  occurring? Think about where
  replacement systems would be
  most impact.


• Consider introducing automation
  
  
  • it can be a very powerful tool.
    Robots can take over the time
    consuming, low-skilled aspects,
    leaving staff free to focus on more
    complex issues.
  
  
  
  


• Above all, don’t stand still.

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The Road

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• get in touch at [email protected].