What’s Your Backup Plan? Outsourcing Protects Against Disasters

It’s always wise to have a backup plan for emergency situations. No one wants to hear that business as usual is grinding to a standstill because of an unplanned-for disaster. In this sense, life science companies are no different from other businesses. If your ability to access the products and components you need to continue your work is compromised, you can find yourself in this unenviable position.

One way to prepare yourself for a disastrous situation is by outsourcing your chemical, reagent,  and purified water needs.

How Outsourcing Helps

If your company isn’t able to manufacture its own reagents or chemicals, how can you continue with your work? If your water filtration and purification system is offline, you could be incapable of performing normal functions.

This is where outsourcing can save you from disaster. Outsourcing the production of these essential materials allows you to focus on the critical tasks in your lab. It also means that you’ll still have a supply of everything you need to complete that work if disaster should strike.

That is, as long as you’re working with a partner that delivers on your schedule and ships your products in packages with a long shelf life. The quality of your business continuity plan is directly related to the quality of the products and services that your partner delivers.

Choose A Partner Wisely

At Chata, we’ve custom engineered revolutionary packaging systems that not only provides a more microbiological-controlled process, but that can also largely eliminate the need for glass or plastic bottles in the laboratory and manufacturing environments.

Whether you need internally formulated custom solutions delivered, registered USP solutions, or purified water, we can deliver to your exact specifications. We can produce nearly any amount of a custom reagent within any reasonable timeframe, but we also maintain an inventory of various dissolution medias and USP buffers.

When you outsource the production of these reagents, you’re not only regaining lost time and productivity, you’re also gaining peace of mind.

Always Be Ready

Natural disasters can strike anywhere in the country. No one wants to think about what would happen in these cases, but having a business continuity plan is essential. The faster you can get back to work, the less your business will suffer, and the less your employees and those counting on your work will have to worry.

Outsourcing doesn’t just have to be a backup plan, it has the potential to save you time and reduce inconsistencies in your daily lab work as well. Rather than expending time for setups, cleaning glassware, mixing, calibrations, testing and other tasks, you can use that time to focus on your core competencies.  Also, think about when you bring your water system down for routine maintenance and sanitization.  What is your plan for this and what if it takes longer to get back up than anticipated?

If you don’t have a business continuity plan in place, but want to learn more about outsourcing some of the functions of your company, give us a call today. Our expert staff will assess your needs and help guide you through the process.