Running
an efficient laboratory requires the laboratory manager to balance the
important aspects of compliance alongside the need to manage a budget and often
scarce resources. Efficiencies can be generated by applying the philosophy of
the “lean laboratory.” The “lean labs” approach focuses on cost control,
improving sample throughput, and reviewing whether each sample tested adds
value or produces meaningful information. Addressing this latter point can
sometimes result in sample reduction.
To
explore the lean labs concept, drawing on the context of environmental
monitoring, Tim Sandle has written a paper for Journal of Validation
Technology.
The
paper introduces the concept of the lean laboratory and then illustrates how
the principle of lean labs can be applied. This illustration is through a
case-study that outlines an approach for the removal of samples from the
environmental monitoring program for areas of a lower classification. The
emphasis is upon removing samples in such a way that the absence of the data
does not detract from the overall assessment regarding the status of the
cleanroom.
The
reference is:
Sandle,
T. (2014) The Lean Laboratory and Its Application for the Review of
Environmental Monitoring Samples, Journal
of Validation Technology, Vol. 20, Issue 2, Jun 2014. Published on-line.
Posted by Tim Sandle
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