Speakers

Dr Karl-Heinz Bauer

Dr Karl-Heinz Bauer

Training - Beratung - Coaching (form. Boehringer Ingelheim)

Working Structures Redefined: How to Keep Your Office, Laboratory and PC Under Control


Target Group

Das Seminar richtet sich an alle fachlichen Mitarbeitenden und Führungskräfte in Labor- und Verwaltungsbereichen der pharmazeutischen Industrie, die ihre täglichen Arbeitsprozesse neu strukturieren und digital wie analog effizienter gestalten möchten.

Objectives

This Live Online Training accompanies participants through a dynamic mix of keynote speeches, interactive sessions, case studies from the laboratory and office as well as group exercises. In short modules, proven LEAN approaches and modern digital methods are combined in a practical and engaging way: physical workplace optimization, digital data structuring, meaningful self-organization tools – supplemented by current strategies for stress reduction and efficiency increase in an environment of resource scarcity.

We work live on realistic use cases, analyze specific work processes (e.g. file storage, directories, e-mails and laboratory workflows) and jointly develop individual action steps. The seminar ends with a quiz for knowledge reflection, a personal action plan so that what has been learned can be implemented directly. The aim is to enable participants to consistently tidy up their analogue and digital working environments, to restructure them and to organise them efficiently in the long term. You will learn to uncover obstacles in your processes in a self-critical and solution-oriented manner – whether in the laboratory, office or home office – and develop tailor-made concepts for optimization in interactive exercises. Participants gain strength through the targeted use of LEAN methods, practical self-organization and smart use of digital tools – to reduce work pressure, conserve resources and make everyday work clearer and easier.


Programme

Overview and Introduction to Optimization Tools
  • LEAN, Kaizen and 5s
  • Terms and definitions
  • Goals & Benefits of 5s
  • The 7 types of waste
  • Origin of the 5s method
  • 5s as a basic building block of LEAN Management
Office Optimization (Analog)
  • Practical examples and pictures of 5s in office and administrative Areas
    1. Sorting
    2. Systematize
    3. Shining (Cleaning)
    4. Standardize
    5. Systematically improve (self-discipline)
Practical Exercise: Office-Optimization (Analog)
  • Simulation of an office workstation that is gradually optimized according to the 5s logic
  • Making improvements measurable and comprehensible through incremental improvement
Self-Organization and Prioritization
  • Eisenhower principle for prioritization
  • Focused work with breaks according to the Pomodoro Technique
  • Creating freedom through planned "time islands"
  • Time and task management
  • Stress due to digitalization, multi-tasking and constant availability
  • Practical examples and exercises for direct application
Laboratory and Office Optimization (Digital)
  • Together, we will develop actionable answers to the following questions:
    - Where do we stand today?
    - What are the challenges?
    - Can the analogue principles of order be transferred to the digital world?
    - Can AI and/or digital tools support us here?
    - How important is self-organization and personal attitude here?
  • With solutions that can be implemented quickly, examples and practical exercises
Lab Optimization (Analog)
  • Transferability of the principles of order from the office to the laboratory
  • Practical examples and pictures of 5s in laboratory Areas
    1. Sorting
    2. Systematize
    3. Shining (Cleaning)
    4. Standardize
    5. Systematically improve (self-discipline)
  • Use Case of a LEAN and 5s Optimized QC Laboratory for Release Testing of Drugs
Important Tools for Laboratory and Process Optimization
  • Process observations:
    - DILO Evaluations
    - Spaghetti Diagrams
  • Standards and process descriptions
  • RACI-Matrix und SIPOC
  • Inventory and Pareto prioritization
  • Adaptation of the laboratory layout and design of the laboratory workstations
  • Examples and practical exercises
Sustainability of Optimizations by Audits, GEMBA & CIP
  • Certification
  • Walking tours, Audits, GEMBA-Walks
  • the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
  • Training
  • Key figures and visualization
Quizzes, Reflection and Action plan
  • The starting signal,
    - to check the newly learned,
    - to reflect and ask questions
    and
    - to implement with initial measures in your everyday life.


Further Information

Technical Requirements
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Fees (per delegate plus VAT)
Non-ECA Members EUR 1,290
ECA Members EUR 1,090
APIC Members EUR 1,190
EU GMP Inspectorates EUR 645
The conference fee is payable in advance after receipt of invoice. VAT is reclaimable.

Presentations/Certificate
The presentations will be made available to you prior to the Live Online Training as PDF files. After the event, you will automatically receive your certificate of participation.

Conference language
The official conference language will be English.

Contacts
Questions regarding content:
Dr Markus Funk, +49 6221 84 44-40, funk@concept-heidelberg.de
Questions regarding organisation:
Sonja Nemec, +49 6221 84 44-24, nemec@concept-heidelberg.de


Date & Time

Thu, 03 December 2026, 09:00–17:00 h
All times mentioned are CET.

Costs

ECA-Member*: € 1090,-
Regular Fee*: € 1290,-
EU/GMP Inspectorates*: € 645,-
APIC Member Discount*: € 1190,-

(All prices excl. VAT). Important notes on sales tax.

* also payable by credit card
American Express Visa Mastercard

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