Laboratory Information Management INQAS ensures mathematical accuracy when calculating final results from primary methods data. It also ensures that all supporting data has been entered and edited before completing the methods analysis cycle. Laboratory Notebook INQAS includes a flexible report writer ideally suited for producing method analysis reports that can be substituted for the analyst's laboratory notebooks and logbooks. These reports may be viewed or printed. Laboratory Resources Management INQAS gives laboratory managers full view of the requirements and availability of laboratory resources to adjust capacity and schedules. Budget planning figures can be used to obtain instrument and labor usage forecasts. Production planning information is integrated with the laboratory scheduling system to anticipate capacity requirements and to coordinate scheduling priority. INQAS assists the laboratory supervisor in balancing the workload and assigning the pending test methods to analysts or to bench areas. Costing, lead time, and utilization reports provide performance evaluations. Sample Management INQAS rnonitors and controls the sarnple progress throughout the cornplete analysis cycle. lt tracks sarnples through the sampling, preparation, transport, receipt, testing, and certification steps. It makes accessible detailed information on sarnpling such as sarnpler, destination, receiver, analyst, certifier, due date, ID nurnber, and date and time stamp. INQAS eliminates the need to maintain sample log books. Good Laboratory Practices Compliance INQAS monitors the compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). lt assures that the latest test procedures are used. lt controls instrument calibrations, reagents, and standards. lt assures that the analyst is authorized to conduct a specific method or operate a specific instrument. INQAS performs routine method calculations eliminating the need to verify calculated results. All required supporting data is kept and can be used to recalculate the test results. Standards, Reagents and Instrument Calibration When performing a test method that requires standards and/or reagents, INQAS verifies that they are approved for usage and are within expiration date. Instruments used in the method are also checked for calibration status. Standards, reagents, and calibration values can be imported automatically into the method calculation.