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December 02, 2009

Coda Corp USA - J & R Consulting Strategic Alliance Announced

Companies regulated under Title 21 who require project assistance are often confronted with growing complexity in their projects, needing multi-functional expertise from their service providers.

To offer maximum quality, efficiency, and productivity to our clients, Coda Corp USA and J&R Consulting are pleased to announce the formation...

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May 10, 2009

J&R Consulting Certified SQL*LIMS Professional Services Partner

Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation, has signed an agreement with J&R Consulting, a leader in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and quality systems implementation and integration services, to expand Applied Biosystems SQL*LIMS professional services offerings for existing and new customers. These offerings represent best-in-class services for LIMS users in the pharmaceutical and food & beverage...

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March 10, 2007

Customer Service Is Not a Commodity

I had the chance last week to see opposite ends of the customer service spectrum- both involving restaurants. The message in each experience extends beyond the restaurant business, however.

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September 17, 2006

Reader Mail I

It doesn't happen very often, but every once in awhile, I get reader comments to my blogs. I am going to take the time to respond to two comments made in regards to blogs I have written.

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August 05, 2006

Virtualization in LIMS

There is no denying that virtualization is a hot trend in IT. Intel and AMD are baking virtualization into the next generation of chips and VMWare and Microsoft are giving away their software virtualization products for Intel-based servers. Could this trend apply to the LIMS industry, too?

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October 01, 2005

Hello, my name is Brian and I did not plan

Last week was a tough week.  The week started off with me reading Bryan's first article for us: The Art of Planning.  I thought it was a great article and a good way to kick off his series of insights...

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June 19, 2005

Blogs That I Read

When I came out of college as a chemist, I had a good understanding of computers, having used them practically my whole life growing up.  But, I didn't have a handle on PC technology that was current at the time.  Both IBM PC compatibles and Macs were foreign to me.  I was amazed to see both types being used effectively in business upon starting my first job, so I...

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May 28, 2005

Follow-up: Where Does Quality Come From?

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several blog posts from my colleagues that I have wanted to comment upon with more than just an on site comment. My next several blogs will comment on these past articles. Where Does Quality Come From by Jeff...

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Follow-up: Decisions and Opinions

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several blog posts from my colleagues that I have wanted to comment upon with more than just an on site comment. My next several blogs will comment on these past articles. Decisions and Opinions by Jason Boyd

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Follow-up: Java Stored Procedures

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several blog posts from my colleagues that I have wanted to comment upon with more than just an on site comment. My next several blogs will comment on these past articles.

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