| Facing Globalisation and LIMS Market Maturity head on |
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Globalization has significantly shifted the business environment for many analytical laboratories. Competition has increased dramatically, forcing laboratories to reduce costs without jeopardizing quality and service. These changes have driven independent laboratories to increase their size and to diversify their production through mergers, joint ventures and buy-outs. To compete effectively in the global market, these companies need to find ways to standardize their production while retaining independent and dynamic branches. When LIMS market maturity coincides with globalization, the focus is expected to shift from piecemeal, home brew systems to enterprise solutions that standardise experimental protocols and customers are increasingly interested in global implementations that regulate processes across multiple locations. One of the biggest challenges facing these companies is dealing with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).Several approaches are possible to simplify the LIMS structure within a diversified company. One approach might be to implement a corporate LIMS system. This approach in many cases is not feasible due to the genetics of the organisation and the major cost and time implications; OnLabs Suite however, offers an equally effective alternative. Imagine an electronic lab notebook which can be implemented at the lab bench level without changing the entire LIMS System and simplifying the LIMS structure, standardising laboratory production and data quality with minimal disruption and maximum efficiency and cost saving. |