Presentation Profile
Unified Laboratory Management Systems – Your Gateway to Simplified Workflows and Data Organization
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2019 - 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: Floral Hall A2
Main Author
Warren Samms - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
Abstract:
Server-based chromatography data systems (CDS) are routinely employed in the pharmaceutical laboratory due to the need of ensuring robust data integrity, and compliance with specific requirements of 21 CFR Part 11. While demonstration of these elements is not required outside of this regulated environment, the workflow benefits inherent in such systems should not be overlooked, such as ease of data and user management, the ability to query samples, advanced reporting, paperless workflows, automation and many other benefits. Traditionally, these features are restricted to chromatographic instruments.
This presentation will explore a CDS platform best described as a Unified Laboratory Management System (ULMS) which has features of great utility in industrial testing laboratories. Data from most laboratory instruments, including items such as LCs and GCs, spectrophotometers, TOCs, balances, and other equipment, is stored in a centrally-located database. What’s more, the data from all equipment can be reviewed from any computer on the network – not just the instrument computer – improving flexibility in review of data. Powerful reporting tools can combine data not just across samples of one instrument, but from multiple instruments if desired, and produce custom reports and calculations to be stored along with the data. Additionally, custom reports such as a Certificate of Analysis can be automatically generated at the time of data acquisition.
The ability to query, sort, and filter data by nearly any attribute is rather advantageous for QA and laboratory management. Taken together, Implementation of software such as ULMS, instead of traditional file-based control software, can automate many functions to increased employee productivity.
