I am looking for a reasonably priced, world
class PC compatible, network version, Lab Management Software package that
has the following features, does anyone have any recommendations?
1) User friendly.
2) Allows fast and easy data input by keyboard, not interested
in automated input right now.
3) It should automatically trigger a warning if you are
outside control limits and show you immediately a control chart. Our current
software package only warns you if you are outside Specification limits.
4) When you are outside the control limits, not only should it
warn you, a comment box should immediately come up so you can type in a specific
reason why this happened (not a standard pick list comment), what you are going
to do to prevent it in the future and what the disposition of the product run
through the "out of control process" was. This comment should remain
with that data point whenever you look up the history.
5) The software should calculate the control
limits.
6) It should also calculate the Cp, Cpk,
Sigma.
7) It should plot trend charts and/or x-bar and r-charts and
distributions.
8) It should generate an exception report on demand for any
time period with an option of listing all processes that ran:
a) out of "control limits"
b) out of spec limits
c) with a Cp < a number you
choose
d) with a Cpk < a number you
choose
9) It should be able to print everything it displays, NOT
WITH THE "PRINT SCREEN" UTILITY!!
10) It should do all of the other standard things a lab
software package should do like calculate adds, make add cards, etc. I'm only
listing a few items as an example. I don't see items #3, #4, #8, #9 in my
current software.
Thanks,.
Sid Tryzbiak
V.P. Advanced Technologies
MicroVia, Inc.
407-699-5000