STARLIMS Helps Cott Beverages to Improve Product Quality
How Cott Beverages Used STARLIMS to Improve Product Quality and Customer Satisfaction
“A mistake in a production lot can result in the loss of millions of dollars. With STARLIMS, there are checks and balances that help safeguard against mistakes—assuring safety and product quality.”
Sam Khoury, Director, Corporate Quality
“The data collection and reporting efficiencies of STARLIMS help us meet our customer needs. From the customer perspective the STARLIMS system adds a level of professionalism to the lab. STARLIMS helps us deal with the pace of our business and allows us to be efficient.”
Toby Polhamus, Senior Director, Manufacturing
Cott's Challenges
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STARLIMS Impact
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Cott's Results
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| Software runninng at full capacity and unsupported |
Web based solution based on .NET and fully supported |
Scalable platform
Reliable infrastructure
Standard Microsoft technologies |
| Manual process for logging samples, managing data, and generating reports |
Remote login
Automate data entry via instrument interfacing |
Fewer input errors
Increase in productivity |
| Email communication for product quality issues |
Real time access to data and notification configurations |
More effective and timely communication |
| Report generation and trending analysis - resource intensive and cumbersome |
Multiple query and reporting tools utilizing wizards
Management dashboards |
Better managemnet decision making |
| Audit trailsdifficult to maintain |
Digital record to changes made, date, time, reviewer |
Enhanced audit compliance |
Streamlined and Optimized Processes
Eliminated 5 steps of multiple entries and checking of data.
Reduced sample life cycle process time by over 50 percent.
Increased productivity and reporting by 10-15% requiring no additional headcount.
Decreased work and waiting times by days by providing worldwide production facilities web access to remotely login samples, print labels, and track the progress of the samples and testing at the Corporate labs.
Better Communication and Decision Making
Generated and communicated important results in 1 to 2 days instead of three to four weeks.
Results were actionable.
Dashboards displayed key performance metrics for quick decision making and issue identification
Safeguarding Safety
Ensured costly production lot mistakes are avoided.
Corporate Snapshot: Cott Corporation is a global leader in the food and beverage industry, the largest retail brand beverage and juice company in the world.
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