The importance of fully optimizing asset utilization Equipment is expensive, so you need to ask yourself: are we using our equipment as efficiently as possible? Is it giving us the desired return on investment? Should we invest in new equipment or solve capacity bottlenecks by better...
Do you sometimes tend to make decisions without reliable data to back them up? In today’s labs, critical decisions about how to optimize the ROI of laboratory equipment are often made based on incomplete information. Having a clear picture of instrument usage can help you...
A case for lab employee retention With the ever-growing focus on improving lab efficiency and service levels, it's, now more than ever, crucial not to lose sight of your most valuable asset: your people. A high turnover is particularly frustrating in labs because it takes quite some...
With the countdown to the holidays, you’re probably getting overwhelmed with year reviews & happy holiday wishes. So, we’re keeping it short :). Check out how we summarized our great Binocs year in 1 infographic and movie. We’ve 1 message left: We want to sincerely thank our customers and...
Setting the lab targets for 2021: lab performance KPIs, great. But how can you make them actionable.? Increasing your lab service levels and throughput starts with actionable KPIs. But how can you make your lab performance KPIs more actionable? And how can you make sure you are making the right decisions today...
About a year and a half ago, we were asked by a client in the US to help them implement capacity planning & detailed scheduling for manufacturing and quality operations in a CAR-T cell & gene therapy production plant. What are the insights that we...
Introduction For the first time, we participated in Future Labs Live. The conference is the world's most multidisciplinary event for R&D, quality, and manufacturing laboratories. "Binocs supports organizations in optimizing planning adherence and throughput." That was the key message of Mathias Lasoen's presentation at Future Labs...
“Yes, we lost the game… but I scored!” is not an uncommon expression among soccer players. While soccer trainers incentivize players on an individual level, it’s important that, in doing so, the players do not lose sight of the overall objective: winning the game. ‘Winning...
Daily stand-up meetings: we all know them. It’s where we all get together and discuss the day ahead. In QC labs, however, where capacity scheduling is very challenging, these meetings are critical. Therefore: a couple of quick tips to organize those daily stand-up meetings. 3 best...
In 2018, Merck KGaA started to use Binocs in one of their QC labs in Switzerland. Thanks to good collaboration between the teams, it only took four months to have the first lab sections up and running. Based on this first good experience further roll-out...
Though defined differently depending on the organization, KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are the metrics that we track to boost performance and ensure future success. A lot, if not all, of the KPIs, however, only look at what happened in the past (backward-looking). While learning from...
Scheduling and capacity planning in QC laboratories are challenging and complex. That growing complexity is, more and more, a hurdle that keeps organizations from fully optimizing their lab operations. Binocs, instead, embraces that complexity and optimizes QC laboratory efficiency in 6 ways: One integrated planning Lab scheduling...
Pharmaceutical companies evolve all the time: they re-restructure, expand, switch from day regime to an early/late shift regime, consolidate,… These evolutions can be sudden or more spread out, they can have a minimal or big impact, … But regardless of the type or magnitude, you...
Effectively managing many projects at once is challenging, to say the least. More projects mean more interdependencies, more people and team constraints, more due dates… In short, you need a digital tool to manage this. Binocs has a different approach than most other project management tools...
Planning efficiency and adherence based on...
In the coming five to ten years, emerging technologies will drastically change the way analysts interact with equipment and processes in the labs. Such technologies include advanced analytics, AI/ML, robotics and advanced planning and scheduling, and automation. Those innovations will make laboratories more agile, reliable,...
Binocs is mentioned as an innovative approach to study planning & management in the latest Gartner report – which discusses the use of innovative tools to optimize the time and effort spent on clinical trials. The key challenge? The key challenge? We, at Binocs, often call it...
Binocs and COVID-19 - how do we work during a pandemic? With COVID-19 continuing to impact people, countries, and businesses around the world, the Binocs team has taken all the precautionary measures to keep our employees and clients safe. That, however, doesn’t mean you should expect...
Binocs supports organizations in tackling one of the most critical challenges: proactively ensuring that the right resources are available, at the right moment, while avoiding too much administrative planning work. That was the key message that our VP of sales, Frederik Jaenen, communicated at the...
With the advent of digital innovations, technology has immensely helped teams to work better and perform more efficiently. Nevertheless, the pace of work is increasing every day. More projects, more tasks, more goals needing to be completed end of the quarter, end of the week, end...
Last week, our Binocs crew was present at the Smartlab Exchange that took place between 17-18 February in the Hotel Palace Berlin. Many leading pharma companies from all over the world came together to share insights and learn more about how to make the digital...
The Biopharma 4.0 Alliance, Led by Boston Consulting Group and NIBRT, Announce the Opening of a New Innovation Centre to Further Bolster Europe’s Biopharma Expertise. Binocs is selected to be involved in the B4.0 Alliance Innovation Centre which showcases cutting edge digital technology that is considered...
How to solve capacity problems? Solving capacity problems before they happen, aka resource capacity planning, can be best explained with a version of Irving Zola’s parable: “You and a friend are having a picnic by the side of a river. Suddenly you hear a shout from the...
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With the countdown to the holidays, you’re probably getting overwhelmed with year reviews & happy holiday wishes. So, we’re keeping it short :). Check out how we summarized our great Binocs year in 1 infographic. We’ve 1 message left: Thanks for your trust to make our progress...
In a recent article in Harvard Business Review on LinkedIn, titled “ 1 in 5 Employees Is Highly Engaged and at Risk of Burnout”, Emma Seppala, Ph.D., and Julia Moeller, Ph.D. observe that although employee engagement increases productivity and quality, increased safety and employee retention,...
Binocs is a product by bluecrux. Already from the start in 2011, bluecrux collaborates and co-creates with clients that are leaders in their markets. This has resulted in two innovative platforms: Binocs and LightsOutPlanning. Also, global industry watchers and industry consultants follow our moves. BCG positioned Binocs in their...
Increasing QC on-time delivery, throughput, efficiency, utilization and employee wellbeing starts with measuring and visualizing current performance. Because: What gets measured, gets managed. Binocs comes packed with out-of-the-box dashboards that can be customized to your needs. We highlight a few below. Contact us for a demo so we...
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According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Project and Portfolio Management, Resource Management is moving out of the “Trough of Disillusionment” into the “Slope of Enlightenment” reaching the “Plateau of Productivity” within two years. Judging from the attendance and presentations at the 17th Annual Strategic...
