Supply Center

It's like having our entire warehouse in your lab.

Supply Center

Supply Center provides the products researchers need, onsite, when they need them:

  • Convenient — Instant access to key research tools keeps you focused on your experiments
  • Total workflow solution — Customize the product mix from our expansive portfolio to best suit your research focus
  • Business Efficient — Reduce purchase orders, consolidate shipping, and streamline invoice processing
  • Simple web-based inventory management — Search, purchase, checkout products and manage inventory all from your desk top computer using the web-based Supply Center Management System (SCMS)
  • Partnership — On-site presence to expand collaborative opportunities with Life Technologies that will advance your research

Real benefits you can use

Researchers and procurement staff alike will benefit from having Supply Center on site.  Researchers get their hands on the right products at the right time, with rapid introduction to new technologies, and a flexible product mix for changing needs. That means increased productivity, decreased frustration, and less wasted effort.

Procurement staff gets a streamlined process for product ordering, tracking, and usage analysis, as well as on-site inventory management and support. These powerful tools provide greater visibility into the procurement process, helping to eliminate the duplication of effort and cost.

Benefits to Researchers   Benefits to Research Administration
Easily Access Products
  • Instant availability
  • Fewer purchase orders
  • Non-stocked item availability (optional)
   Save Money
  • Streamlined procurement process
  • Freight consolidation
  • Invoicing consolidation
Increase Productivity
  • No interruption of critical experiments
   Get Information Quickly
  • Reporting on usage by researcher or product (SCMS only)
  • Informative and productive business reviews
Faster Exposure to New Technologies
  • Quick introduction of new products
  • Dynamic product mix for changing research needs
   Operational Support
  • Inventory management system
  • Flexibility in program design

How the Supply Center program works

Life Technologies is committed to establishing a Supply Center that does just what you need it to do. Through careful attention to the planning, implementation, and support of the Supply Center, our experts can help change the way you access Life Technologies products for all your research needs.

Establishing and maintaining a Life Technologies Supply Center

Phase Critical Steps Description
The right location Site location We work with you to determine the location that provides optimal access for researchers.
Product usage
analysis		 We review your current product usage and survey researcher needs, then propose a product stocking plan to meet those needs.
Storage unit
selection		 We determine the necessary storage units—room temperature, +4°C, –20°C, –80°C—for the selected location and inventory.
Thorough implementation
and operation		 Product placement
and setup		 We facilitate initial product ordering and setup of your Supply Center, including labeling equipment, shelves, bins, and inventory lists.
Inventory
management		 We establish an inventory management procedure that fits your needs, which typically involves setting up and deploying the Supply Center Management System (SCMS) for electronic, Web-based ordering and inventory management.
Communication We work with you to keep Supply Center users informed about location, content, and procedures, to ensure efficient use.
Full service and
support		 Performance reviews A Life Technologies Field Representative will schedule routine reviews of your Supply Center’s performance and make any necessary modifications.
Customer service A special Supply Center team within our Customer Service department will focus on your specific Supply Center needs.
Onsite support A Life Technologies Field Team will oversee your program and work closely with you to ensure the continued success of your Supply Center.

The Supply Center Management System

Life Technologies’ Supply Center Management System (SCMS) provides a web-based interface for product search, selection and checkout of Supply Center items.  In addition, the SCMS provides automated management of onsite inventories including reporting features for cost center accounting.

This flexible system is designed to support your existing business rules, and can integrate with your company’s procurement platform for further simplification of the ordering workflow.

Key Benefits

For researchers
Easy product selection and checkout

  • Search, filter and sort stocked product lists and stocking levels
  • Quick, streamlined checkout including e-mail confirmation of orders
  • Access to all Life Technologies catalog products and services
  • Ability to shop from multiple Supply Center locations

For Supply Center Administration
Efficient Inventory management and order tracking

  • Automated order replenishment and shipment check-in for organized and timely shipments
  • Flexible payment options and customized cost-center assignments
  • Visibility of end-user purchases using self-administered reporting tools 

SCMS PunchOut

Use our dedicated eBusiness Support Team to talk you through the options available to integrate the Supply Center with your procurement platform. This offers you the ideal solution of immediate availability coupled with optimization of the procurement processes.