Budgeting system with manufacturing

Now that data have been stored, we come to analysis, which is the real point of everything we have done so far. Methods for data analysis vary. They vary with the inclinations of the software programmer they also vary with the budget of the cytometer facility. They may be strictly commercial, or they may be homemade. These days, commercial manufacturers of cytometers compete with each other on the basis of their software systems as much as on the basis of their cytometer technology. In addition, independent entrepreneurs, with increasing frequency, have begun to program for analysis of... 

The process of buying a mass spectrometer consists of a number of consecutive steps (1) define the objectives in both broad and specific terms (2) determine which instrument and data system would be ideal/adequate to attain the objectives (use the literature and contact experts) (3) establish the maximum budget available (4) contact several MS manufacturers and ask for detailed proposals, including prices, performance values (general as well as with respect to the stated objectives), warranties, delivery, and other pertinent information, including contact information for other users of similar instruments and (5) arrange for appropriate demonstration in the manufacturer s applications laboratories. 

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