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 STARLIMS and
Tefen Introduce Advanced
Resource
Planning and Scheduling
Software for Laboratories
New Module Leverages 20 Years of LIMS and
Operations Management Expertise
Hollywood, Florida and New York City, New
York. (February 22, 2006) – STARLIMS Corporation, a leading global
vendor of LIMS (laboratory information management systems), and
Tefen Operations Management Consulting, are pleased to introduce the
STARLIMS Resource Planner and Scheduler, a new module designed to
optimize laboratory resource utilization and operational
performance. STARLIMS Resource Planner and Scheduler leverages
STARLIMS Corp.’s 20-year track record of LIMS-only development, and
the resource planning expertise of Tefen, an international
operations management consulting firm with 20 years of expertise
serving Fortune 500 companies.
 Bringing
Top-tier Operations Management Expertise into the Lab
“Leveraging decades of expertise at Tefen and
STARLIMS, we have developed a much-needed solution to serve the
needs of dynamic and multidisciplinary labs,” said Jeff Ferguson COO
at STARLIMS Corp. “We are very happy to bring our customer base a
best-of-breed solution purposely designed to enhance performance,
optimize resource utilization and help ensure regulatory
compliance.”
Effective
Decision-making Tools for Enhanced Laboratory Efficiency
The STARLIMS Resource Planner and Scheduler helps
improve turnaround time, service levels and analyst efficiency, by
giving managers the real-time information they need for effective
and timely decision-making. Standardized for planning and budgeting
across multiple lab operations, the STARLIMS Planner and Scheduler
can perform “what if” analyses of various operational scenarios. It
facilitates ongoing assessment of performance against known best
practices, thanks to a graphical user interface and easy-to-use
executive dashboard.
Simultaneous
Introduction to US and European Markets
The new module will be presented at the BioPharma
Operations Excellence Consortium Meeting, to be hosted by Genzyme
and Tefen in Geel, Belgium on March 16, 2006. At the same time, it
will be shown during PITTCON 2006 (March 13-16, Orange County
Convention Center, Orlando, Florida).
A
Powerful Tool to Manage Increasingly Complex Laboratories
Rapidly evolving technologies and growing
regulatory requirements are making laboratories increasingly complex
environments to manage. This is true for practically all labs in all
industries: pharmaceutical, biotech, public health, petrochemicals,
chemicals, food and beverages, etc. “Despite this growing
complexity, existing LIMS and ERP systems do not provide all the
information managers need, at the required resolution levels.
Laboratories managing sizable budgets are still planning and
controlling their operations using manual systems or simple
spreadsheets,” said Amir London, Partner at Tefen. “This module
represents an important step forward in automation of lab processes
to meet the requirements of the 21st century.”
STARLIMS
Resource Planner and Scheduler: An Integrated Solution
Entirely web-based and featuring an exceptionally
rich user experience, the new solution is an integral part of
STARLIMS’s advanced LIMS—eliminating the inefficiencies of running
separate LIMS and planning systems. The STARLIMS Planner and
Scheduler can also be implemented as a standalone module linked with
legacy LIMS or ERP systems.
About
Tefen
Tefen is an international operations management
consulting firm, with over twenty years of experience serving
Fortune 500 clients worldwide. Tefen designs and implements
solutions that enhance operational performance throughout the
organization, across different industries and sectors. For more
information visit
www.tefen.com.
About
STARLIMS Corporation
Leveraging almost 20 years of R&D efforts
focused solely on laboratory information management systems (LIMS),
STARLIMS offers the most powerful and flexible commercial
off-the-shelf LIMS on the market. Leading organizations in multiple
industries use STARLIMS solutions to ensure regulatory compliance
and streamline laboratory processes. For more information, see
www.starlims.com. |
