PRINCIPLES OF LABORATORY MANAGEMENT-SYSTE MS (LIMS) IN AN ANALYTICALLY WORKING LABORATORY

Today there is a dramatic development in computer technology, which pr ovoques the desire of every laboratory to increase productivity using computerized data acquisition. This intention is supported by the more stringent Good Laboratory Practice and other requirements (EN 45000, ISO 9000). But only to use a data management system cannot guarantee i mprovements of laboratory quality and productivity. In most cases the laboratory environment as well as the multiple analytical techniques a pplied to diverse samples have to be analysed, structurized and adapte d to the new automated laboratory practice. The integration and the pr actical use of a LIMS are demonstrated.