What are the benefits and side effects of LIMS
What are the "benefits" and "side effects" of LIMS? Through LIMS, the original manual operations such as permissions, steps, data, etc. can be solidified and optimized, turning post supervision into in-process monitoring, improving the standardization of laboratory operations, and making non compliant operations impossible. Through the audit tracking function of LIMS, operations and data can be audited, tracking the process of data generation, review, and modification, and achieving traceability of operations and data. Automated processing of batch and repetitive information through LIMS improves the efficiency of laboratory information processing and auditing. Everything has its two sides, and LIMS is no exception. After application, some new problems may arise that are different from the original manual method. For example, due to the implementation of automatic calculation of testing methods and templating of inspection standards in LIMS, inspectors may only focus on experimental operations and their understanding of inspection standards, inspection methods, and calculation processes may weaken, while the ability requirements for personnel who establish testing methods and sample templates in LIMS may increase. The increase in dependence on LIMS not only reduces the abilities of some personnel in certain aspects, but also affects a large number of samples if errors are caused by incomplete system programs or testing methods, sample templates, report templates, etc.