You could start with cost comparison of blades (since this whole thing started as a blade issue). Reps are willing to let you demo some before committing and you might save money if everyone likes a less expensive blade. You can do the same for paraffin and slides as well as reagent alcohols and xylene. Again, these are things the manager should be getting after. Does your lab adhere to Lean principles? There may be some cost savings there if you can accomplish tasks more efficiently; get the work done in less time or cutting back on overtime. It's a bit difficult to say as much depends on the nature and scope of your service. All situations are unique - do you send a lot of work out? Could you take it on in-house? Or are you trying to do things in-house that could be sent out and have a cost positive effect? Lots of questions for the manager...
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Moore Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:23 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Blade Rationing Follow-up I really appreciate everyone's constructive comments regarding my post on blade rationing. Lots of you said there are many other ways to cut costs in the lab. I would like to hear some of your suggestions so I can take them back to my manager. I'd like to give her some legitimate alternatives to her proposal. Would like to contribute to solving the problem of cutting costs. Thanks again Teresa Moore, HT _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Deaconess Health System. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
