Laboratory Information Management System in National Research Center for Geoanalysis

The LIMS developed in National Research Center for Geoanalysis realized a comprehensive management for the kernel work in the whole analytical processes and also overall regularized management of customers, instruments, reference materials, standard methods, samples, analysts, work load, data quality, and customers' complain. The successful implement of LIMS in National Research Center for Geoanalysis promotes analysis efficiency and capability, improves and optimizes the process and data quality, reduces the costs, avoid unnecessary repetition, shortens data report time. LIMS has played an important role in the center especially for the sample analysis in national land and resource management and China Geological Survey projects.