Laboratory-information-and-management system

Laboratory of the Government Chemist (formerly NPL) (Teddington, UK) Laboratory Information and Management Systems... 

A computerized laboratory can utilize a software package called a laboratory information and management system (LIMS) to carry out or control all of these requirements provided that computerized instrumentation, computer terminals, printers and plotters, disk drives etc. are linked together in a local... 

Among analytical databases, there are also systems for organizing laboratory work, for exchanging information, and for communicating within a company. They are termed laboratory information and management systems (LIMS). 

For a laboratory with a paperless workflow, these values are kept in the Laboratory Information and Management System (LIMS) and will be transferred to the CDS. Without this cross-hnking, the manual input of weightings into the CDS would signify an enormous effort and the risk of transcription errors would exist. To avoid this, two approaches for the transfer of balance data to the CDS are thinkable ... 

Communication with the database of a laboratory information and management system (LIMS) for further data-processing and archiving of results. 

A laboratory information management system (LIMS) is a computer or computer network used to automate the acquisition and management of raw analytical data. In its simplest form, it tracks samples and test results through analytical laboratories and provides summaries of the status of these samples and tests. In its most advanced form, the system is interfaced to the laboratory s instmmentation and communication network to allow automation of data gathering, compilation, and reporting. 

Laboratory Information Management System. The QC lab must analy2e raw material, in-process, and finished product samples adhere to cahbration schedules record data and perform statistical analyses. These activities lend themselves to the appHcation of software packages such as a laboratory information management system (LIMS) (qv). An inexpensive LIMS is within the reach of even small laboratories. 

Fear of Fraud It is illuminating that there are companies that lock the input to a computer system (specifically a so-called LIMS, a Laboratory Information Management System) in such a manner that it takes the supervisor s password and signature to correct a missed keystroke, even if this is noticed before the (Enter) key is pressed. If the unwitnessed use of the (Backspace) key betrays malicious intent to falsify raw data, then every scientist should be in jail. 

In Fig. 42.9 we show the simulation results obtained by Janse [8] for a municipal laboratory for the quality assurance of drinking water. Simulated delays are in good agreement with the real delays in the laboratory. Unfortunately, the development of this simulation model took several man years which is prohibitive for a widespread application. Therefore one needs a simulator (or empty shell) with predefined objects and rules by which a laboratory manager would be capable to develop a specific model of his laboratory. Ideally such a simulator should be linked to or be integrated with the laboratory information management system in order to extract directly the attribute values. 

Data systems, more broadly known as Laboratory Information Management Systems, are in almost universal use in laboratories, allowing the collection of mass data required by parallel and high-throughput analytical... 

INEEL. 2000. Isotope report. National Low-Level Waste Management Program. Manifest Information Management System. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, http //mims.inel.gov/. June 12, 2000. 

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