Laboratory workflow management system

Workflow management systems provide lists of the possible workflow activities that the user can perform next. The user can take responsibility for the execution of a pending workflow activity or can initiate computer-based work to execute the activity by selecting it from the work list. Several laboratory activities have to be executed at regular intervals (e.g., recalibration procedures, stability studies) that can be handled by the AWM using time-based triggers. 

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is a type of laboratory software that is designed typically to manage sample-oriented data entry and workflows in the quality control area of commercial production laboratories. 

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 ... 

When selecting or developing a LIMS, a laboratory should be clear why the system is needed and what workflow and business functions it must support. Keeping the installation simple in scope, design and, most importantly, user interface will help ensure success. As the laboratory s business changes over time, so must its LIMS. Continued investment in information management must be expected. 

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