Laboratory Equipment Management INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

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2 CREATE AN ACCURATE AND POWERFUL LAB EQUIPMENT INVENTORY Effective asset management strategies start with an accurate inventory of your laboratory equipment. Agilent CrossLab Inventory Management provides you with a systemized equipment inventory that can increase inventory accuracy, make efficient use of your resources, and build a firm foundation for successful asset management. A complete solution Improve inventory accuracy up to 95% Build a systemized inventory database with consistent asset descriptors Reduce inventory costs and risk of audit issues Map assets with a best-in-class RFID tagging system Speed up re-inventory and analysis dramatically Make efficient use of staff time and resources 2

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4 STREAMLINE THE INVENTORY PROCESS Know where your lab s assets are, what s moved, what s lost, and what s new. Agilent CrossLab Inventory Management maps your assets to a secure database with consistent and verified descriptors of the instrument, manufacturer, model, serial number and location. This level of systemization helps to ensure accuracy and dramatically speeds up re-inventory and inventory analysis. Accurately track assets distributed across a single lab or hundreds of labs Confirm system components and configurations Eliminate errors common to visual confirmation methods Take detailed inventories with minimum impact on laboratory staff and operations Gain a clear, up-to-date picture of your assets Inventory Management uses best-in-class, long-range radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track laboratory assets. These tags can be securely applied to virtually any piece of lab equipment from pipettes, to fume hoods, to LC/MS systems. Once applied, they enable fast and accurate inventory validations. What s more, they: A broad variety of RFID tags allows tracking of almost any asset. Require zero maintenance Adhere permanently Resist common laboratory chemicals, cleaners Meet RoHS and CE approval criteria Inventory accuracy: We make it stick. 4

This level of systemization helps to ensure accuracy and dramatically speeds up re-inventory and inventory analysis.

5 SAVE VALUABLE TIME AND RESOURCES RFID Reader has the complete database and can define or confirm systemization. Asset Found Asset Expected But Not Found Asset Not Expected Here Asset Not in Database Minimize time spent looking for lost or misplaced assets. Using RFID tags and a database tailored to your inventory requirements, Inventory Management can track individual assets in a lab as well as assets that belong together such as modules configured in a system or equipment stored in a fume hood, drawer, or cabinet. System Name Systemization Parent & Child Assets Five assets, one system: Inventory Management tracks assets individually and as part of systems. A PROCESS PROVEN IN THE LAB Inventory Management Services are managed by experts who have decades of laboratory experience and understand the lab environment. Our process and workﬂows have minimal impact on ongoing operations and free your staff to focus on the productive work of the lab. 5

Using RFID tags and a database tailored to your inventory requirements, Inventory Management can track individual assets in a lab as well as assets that belong together such as modules configured in

6 HOW SERVICES ARE DELIVERED Agilent CrossLab Inventory Management starts by capturing your existing inventory lists in a database. The data are systemized, with consistent asset descriptors and verified locations, models, and serial numbers. All assets are then tagged with RFID labels, verified and commissioned, and the optimized inventory data is loaded into a secure inventory database. STEP 1: Collect Existing Inventory Information & Load into Inventory Database STEP 2: Perform Initial Inventory of the Assets, Conﬁrm System Components, Attach RFID Tags & Commission Load into Inventory Database Follow-on Inventories Conﬁrm Asset Locations & System Components Assets Not Previously Tagged AN INVENTORY YOU CAN BUILD ON Once the optimized inventory database is complete, future inventory operations can be performed in a matter of minutes during normal laboratory operating hours. And every time the inventory database is updated, it is delivered to you in an Excel spreadsheet that you can customize, extend, or upload to other asset management applications. An accurate inventory is an asset that can save time, help staff work more efficiently and improve lab operations. 6

All assets are then tagged with RFID labels, verified and commissioned, and the optimized inventory data is loaded into a secure inventory database.

7 STANDARDIZE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR LAB S INVENTORY DATA Know exactly what equipment is in your lab and where it is. Based on decades of experience working with laboratories around the world, Inventory Management delivers accurate, up-to-date inventories that can save your lab valuable time and resources for years to come. GAIN KEY INSIGHTS INTO YOUR LABORATORY OPERATIONS Agilent CrossLab Inventory Management is part of the continuum of Agilent CrossLab Enterprise Asset Management Service and Support Solutions designed to help you successfully address complex scientifi c and business challenges and meet your organization s goals. ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT LABORATORY BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT Asset Utilization Reporting Inventory Management Remote Advisor Laboratory Relocation LABORATORY INSTRUMENT SERVICES Achieve your organization s scientific and business goals with Agilent CrossLab Enterprise Asset Management. Fully leverage data from laboratory operations for evidence-based decision making Gain key insights into the complete installed base of scientifi c instruments Reduce the total cost of laboratory equipment ownership Improve scientifi c and business outcomes across a local, regional, or global laboratory enterprise 7

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Focused on your goals SERVICES AND SUPPORT CAPABILITIES OVERVIEW

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