Resource planning for knowledge workers in R&D (research and development), R&D laboratories, QC labs, CRO, CLO, Regulatory affairs and engineering

1. Align resource demand and capacity

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Used in R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Laboratories, Engineering, Quality Operations
Cloud Based Resource Planning

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Have visibility on all incoming demand and
corresponding workload
Pro-actively align the workload with the
available capacity
Act on capacity problems far before they
cause staffing issues and late delivery
Monitor performance KPIs such as planning
adherence, productivity and turnaround
times.
Knowledge workers perform better and
are more motivated because they:

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 Demand Transparency &
Accountability
 Better to be roughly right than
precisely wrong
Demand awareness Promise to deliver
on-time

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 How do we perform tasks and how
long do they take?
 Which expertise can my team
deliver?
Standardize our way of working Create flow and
increase throughput

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 How to change priorities?
 Reallocate work across teams
 Flexing by hiring contingent resources
 Exchange resources between teams
 Training new people or hiring new
profiles
Act on capacity issues Sustainable
operations

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Everybody has a piece of the puzzle:
 Demand
 How we perform services
 Team capacity
Collaboratively & together

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WHAT IF 1
WHAT IF 2
WHAT IF 3
WHAT IF 4
DECISION
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PRESENT &
DECIDE
IMPLEMEMENT
SOLUTION New Reality
Continuous improvements
& project context changes
Analyze different scenarios

11. 6 processes to achieve this

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
All demand, coming from anywhere and everywhere, under one roof.
Captured automatically from enterprise systems, uploaded from Excel
workbooks or manually maintained in an intuitive web user interface.

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
Manage teams with their competences and availabilities. Exchange
resources in periods of peak demand. In addition, manage capacity of
equipment and instruments that your teams need.

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
Translate demand to workload by standardizing the team’s services as
building blocks. Define workload, lead times, offsets and more. Or if this
is too detailed, just create the specific expertise items in your team.

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
Binocs calculates resource requirements and shows where collisions
and problems arise. In no time you get insights on the root causes for
not being able to deliver on due date with the available capacity.
Why can’t we deliver on due date?

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
Be sure you can deliver on promise. Create “what if” scenarios to
discover new possible issues and compare different solutions to decide
upon the best option.
Some delivery issues in the baseline!
Evaluate solutions in a scenario 

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Organized in 6 processes
Structure and capture demand
Manage Resource Capacity
Manage Services
Plan, Schedule and get insights
Find solutions using scenarios
Track Progress and Performance
Provide teams with a comprehensive task list and help to track the
work progress. Choose from a variety of leading and lagging
performance KPIs.
The ones that require focus!

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 Easy to use, low threshold, minimal
input, collaborative
 For project managers AND resource
managers
 Combines project AND routine work.
A full capacity view
 Standardized work, competence
based planning
Users love Binocs because…
 Seamless cross-over: short, mid, long
term horizon
 Powerful planning algorithm providing
root causes for late delivery
 Everybody can run scenarios without
affecting the baseline
 Integrates with enterprise systems
(PLM, PPM, ERP, LIMS)

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The company behind Binocs
About Bluecrux

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About Bluecrux
we are …
 Active in pharma & life sciences, food & beverage and
manufacturing
 A team of 40 specialists
 The authors of Binocs – Resource Planning Platform
our strengths…
 Sustainable Business transformation
 Integrating concepts with hands-on & pragmatic
realisation
 Holistic approach considering vision, process, people,
technology and best practices
 Vast expertise and proven track record
 Our high quality and customer intimacy DNA
BUSINESS OPERATIONS VISION
How do I match my operations strategy with my company’s overall
business strategy? And how do I keep them aligned?
OPERATING MODEL
How do I translate my vision into operational processes that
deliver the required results in terms of service, cost and quality?
EVERYDAY OPERATIONS
How do I embed new and improved ways of working into my day-
to-day organization?

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