Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:45:03 -0600
From: "Bill Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] the death of labs
I've noticed many posts lately on this and other lists about labs
discontinuing services due to the rise of digital. I think this is only an
excuse.
What's the common thread here? The changes in labs and their commercial
viability are more due to business plans and management, not digital. If a
lab owner is able to change with the times to serve his clientele, he will
be successful. When I hear of a lab in a major market that has discontinued
services or closed "due to digital," I think that there is more to the
story. Maybe they shouldn't have gone so long between running test strips or
cleaning a machine. Maybe they should have invested in a dip and dunk or
cine processor for their E6. If I were 21, I sure wouldn't start a career as
a wet lab owner, but to say that digital is running them out of business is
suspect.
Bill Pearce
Maybe this is true in your neck of the woods, but here in
Berkeley,I've heard second-hand that Custom Process has had their
business severely hurt by digital. They are really struggling.
-Stephen Scharf.
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2001 CBR600F4i - Fantastic!
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