As discussed in Part 1, data analysis can find patterns and trends over time, providing important lab operational insights. This includes root cause analysis, performance improvement, bottleneck identification, and the discovery of business opportunities.

Part 2 will continue discussing the STARLIMS Advanced Analytics (AA) solution.

Reduced Turnaround  

Quality Manufacturing lab managers have to service numerous clients who need to get high-quality results quickly. To reduce the turnaround time, laboratory processes must be streamlined. AA can rapidly evaluate lab functions to find the reasons for bottlenecks and determine the necessary corrections.  

Forensic Case Management

Daily service requests can overwhelm a forensic laboratory. Advanced Analytics can rapidly organize needed information and create helpful visual representations. This can range from an urgent report for management to generating documents required for grant applications.

Lab staff can access the information needed from their customized dashboards. They can review laboratory submissions by year, status, agency, offense, etc. KPIs are constantly changing, so it’s important that forensic personnel can obtain data in real-time to assess workloads and adjust needed resources quickly.

Rapid Response

Lab personnel needs to support their actions with facts rapidly. To properly report to management, lab managers must be able to access analysis backed by data readily. Drafting a detailed report would typically require much time and effort. Fortunately, STARLIMS Advanced Analytics’ powerful data engine can quickly answer questions as they arise.  

STARLIMS Integrated Solution

Implementing state-of-the-art technology, STARLIMS provides an integrated solution that incorporates LIMS, Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN), Scientific Data Management System (SDMS), Advanced Analytics, and a Mobile platform within a single application. This innovation makes building and maintaining custom interfaces required by third-party tools unnecessary.

Alpha LIMS Implementation

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