It is just a misconception that all laboratories are fitted with an automated LIMS. You will be surprised to know that there are still many laboratories out there that still use excel spreadsheets. If your laboratory is using excel spreadsheets to enter data and keep track of your samples, you are certainly not alone.
Many paper based laboratories have the mindset that moving to a LIMS will be time consuming and will not have money in the budget for management’s approval. Smaller laboratories as with larger laboratories have the option to move to an automated process. As workload in a laboratory increases, there are many benefits of an automated LIMS. Tests and procedures can be automatically assigned to clients, calculations can be calculated as soon as the raw data has been inputed and the report generated in seconds. Not only can the client be e-mailed the report within minutes of the data being inputed, the client can also receive the invoice at the same time as the report, allowing better cashflow to the your laboratory.
There are many advantages to switching to a LIMS if you are using excel spreadsheets. Time saving, less transcription errors, automatic report generation as well as having all your data traceable.
To find out more about switching to a LIMS from paper based and excel spreadsheets, visit
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