Research Lab

Project Based Labs

Published by Tom Reynolds in Lean Laboratory, Lean R&D on October 14, 2019

Laboratories with project based workloads often have greater volatility in both the volume and mix of work than other lab types. The work content of later steps may only be clear after the preceding step is complete.  This all adds to an inherently unpredictable workload, both for the overall lab and for individual personnel. But there are some core strategies that you can deploy to make project labs more productive.