Lean management has been shaping the laboratory world for a quarter of a century. What began as a bold attempt in 2001 to fundamentally improve laboratory workflows using lean management techniques has long since proven to be the most effective way to optimize laboratories.
The year 2026 marks a milestone in the application of lean management in laboratories. Now that lean has been applied in thousands of laboratory projects worldwide, it is time – 25 years later – to look back at what lean has achieved in the laboratory and to look ahead to the potential offered by new technologies such as AI and robotics.
Aim of the webinar
Participants will gain an insight into the development and benefits of lean management in the laboratory – from its beginnings to the present day. Pioneers who have decisively shaped and further developed lean in the laboratory will be presented, as well as the most important findings from which valuable impulses can be derived for your own application of lean in the laboratory. In addition, the event will show how lean methods can have an even greater impact through the use of new technologies such as AI and automation – and what opportunities this opens up for laboratories of the future.
Target group
The event is aimed at managers and those responsible for lean and operational excellence in routine and quality control laboratories as well as research and development laboratories. It is aimed at anyone who wants to further develop their laboratory in terms of productivity, costs, quality, reliability, throughput time and adherence to deadlines – using analog or digital techniques and technologies. Press representatives with a focus on laboratory and/or lean management are also invited.
Speaker
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