Defining Goals

When a sample is presented to the analyst, the first requirement is to ascertain what the sample is and the substances present for reasons of safe handling, and to find out whether it has been contaminated, accidentally or maliciously. An important part of the analyst s task is the determination of how much of a particular component is present and such a requirement offers a greater challenge to the analyst. This part of the task falls into the realm of quantitative analysis and requires the application of sophisticated techniques used by intelligent and well-trained personnel. With increasing demands for higher standards in the quality of raw materials and finished products - be it foods, pharmaceuticals, industrial, forensics, or whatever - analytical science plays a very important role in ensuring that these standards are maintained. 

Manufacturing industries rely on both qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis to ensure that all stages in the process meet the specifications for that product and supports cost-saving beneficiaries. The development of new products that are usually mixtures of reacted and unreacted raw materials may also require the analytical chemist to ensure that the product(s) formulations are correct and meet the customer s standards. Many industrial processes give rise to pollutants that can present health problems and, with the support of analytical chemistry, as much chemical information as possible is made known about the pollutants. Analysis of air, water, and soil samples as a result of industrial pollutants must be monitored to establish safe limits after removal and/or disposal. 

Similarly, in hospitals, chemical analysis can also assist in the diagnosis of illness and can be used to monitor the conditions of patients and assist medical personnel. In agriculture, monitoring the level of fertilisers through their elements for benefiting or non-benefiting effects, e.g. phosphorous, potassium, transition elements, etc., is also important and analytical science plays a decisive role here. 

All of the above can be related to metal analysis as well as analysis for other components. Therefore, in order to analyse samples for metals or other unknown components, the analyst must have available the necessary information on the samples, suitable instruments, and procedures/methods for measuring the chemical and physical properties, all of which are an essential part of the analytical protocol. That reporting of measured results should include the support of statistical data is of paramount importance, and an inadequate knowledge of the same hinders confidence in the reported results. 

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Define goals. The task groups will define the company s goals for... 

Whether or not a team effort is feasible, defining goals for your efforts helps you stay on track, anticipate bottlenecks and obstacles, and assure that the end results reflect the real world of your particular company. 

Begin to define goals for the team. (15 minutes) describe process and desired results... 

The goal of these discussions is to focus on "how we do things here " the next step will be to apply these findings to the PSM framework you have selected. The result will be clearly defined goals for your company s PSM initiative. 

In all cases the preliminary work (obtaining commitment, defining goals, and evaluating the current status) provides most of the information you will need to select and develop an implementation plan. 

With well defined goals for polymer properties and process, a technical person can develop the preferred procedure for the synthesis of a polymer with five days of computation efforts and two to five experimental runs. We estimate that without the use of the model, a two to three month effort is needed. 

Short cycles The principles of rapid application development (RAD) are recommended. In particular, short development cycles with a well-defined goal at the end of each cycle are good for morale and for moving a project forward. Also, we follow the maxim Don t wait until it s 100% done for any one phase. 

We need to check that, for every action defined in the specification, there is a combination of implementation actions that the user could follow to achieve the defined goal. Let s take setSum as an example. 

The quality control program must clearly define goals for monitoring performance, procedures, policies, tolerance limits, corrective action, and related information. Records must be maintained regarding the reactivity of controls on a daily basis, along with an ongoing mechanism to evaluate the corrective actions taken when a control is unacceptable. These quality control records must be maintained for 2 yr. 

We must define goals for green research and to consider evaluation criteria for green reagents. 

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