The increasing demand for the chemical monitoring of water qualities emphasises the importance of an efficient and workable
laboratory management system to remain profitable and competitive in a fast growing industry. The management of information
is therefore becoming increasingly important as the effectiveness and profitability of the water laboratory is largely measured
against its management systems and continual improvement programmes. Effective information management forms an important
part of laboratory management to ensure that data are updated and remain current. One way of proving its effectiveness, the
laboratory must provide proof of a controlled and procedurised documentation system and the availability of updated data and
information. The effective control of data and information in the water laboratory by using some kind of information management
system is therefore essential. Laboratory managers are becoming aware of the need for an effective, computerised laboratory data
and information management system as the entry of data and results into a manual system has several disadvantages. The laboratory
manager is increasingly seeking for ways to improve the efficiency of his laboratory and more time must therefore be spent on
managing the laboratory, rather than to facilitate the distribution and control of information.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000886 |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Broodryk, GJ, de Beer, WHJ |
| Publisher | Water SA |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Water SA |
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