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ANALYSIS
- OVERVIEW
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Automating Analytical Processes A Healthy Prescription for L a b o r a t o r i e s
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The COULTER® Gen•S TM System 2 Hematology Flow Cytometer’s speed and accuracy in counting and characterizing red and white blood cells along with platelets make it ideal for both reference and large hospital laboratories. But it is the automation of slidemaking that makes the system a true productivity enhancer. |
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| Laboratories are being forced to look more closely at their internal processes for ways to increase productivity with fewer sites, fewer instruments, lower operating costs and less skilled labor. | 
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The automation of key processes is becoming key to laboratory survival, as direct labor and indirect overhead account for 85 percent of laboratory costs. MedPro Month, September 1999 |
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“ Our partnership with a customer begins with an in-depth analysis of laboratory workflow. This gives us the foundation for follow-up discussions during which we determine the best solution in terms of cost and efficiency. In a clinical lab, the solution may be as simple as replacing an instrument with one that automates additional steps in the analytical process. Or, it might be as comprehensive as installing a total laboratory automation system. Sometimes, the best answer to customers’ needs comes from their collaboration with our product development group. While we don’t propose the same level of automation for everyone, implicit in each recommendation is our commitment to maintaining a long-term partnership. Once an instrument system is installed, our role is to help customers optimize the output of their new laboratory configuration. We also design in a degree of flexibility that makes it relatively simple for a laboratory to progress to more advanced levels of automation as needs change. In the long run, the best evidence that Beckman Coulter maximizes efficiency is the voice of our customers.” |
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Annual
Report 1999
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©
1999 Beckman Coulter, Inc. - www.beckmancoulter.com
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