LIMS Evolution: Modernizing Laboratory Management

Modernization of the laboratory system to create a more flexible, manageable, and personalized IT environment

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About the client

PERN S.A., a national leader in raw materials and fuel logistics, utilizes our LabOS system in its laboratory. This system, encompassing the electronization and automation of tasks related to customer, equipment, sampling locations and methods management, as well as work assignment, sample collection and recording, report generation, and calculations, required modernization due to technological advancements, increasing functional demands, and growing process complexity. The starting point for the comprehensive system modernization was the area of calculations, particularly the lack of flexibility, manageability, and disconnection of components responsible for calculations.

Business challenge

  1. Static Components: In the original solution, each calculation had static components, leading to the maintenance and management of each separately.
  2. Lack of Manageable Elements: The inability to define separate parameters, such as result precision, hindered the system’s flexibility to adapt to various user needs.

Modernization Goals:

  • Create computational form objects allowing dynamic input data and defining constants and calculation parameters.
  • Enable users to define constant values used in calculations and result precision, tailoring the system to individual needs.
  • Apply efficient string operation methods and the NCalc library for precise calculations, eliminating errors and improving performance.

Team composition

  • Business Analyst
  • Database Architect
  • Software Developers
  • Software Testers
  • Project Manager
  • Enterprise Architect (Lead)
  • Product Owners
  • Cloud Services Architect
  • IT Solutions Architect

Our solution

New computational form objects were created with dynamic input data and defined constants and calculation templates. Efficient string operation methods and the NCalc library were utilized for precise calculations. This new solution allowed for better presentation of calculation formulas, defining constant values, and managing result precision.

Technologies used in this project

.NET Core, Angular, MsSQL, ActiveDirectory,  MsOffice, TOGAF, NCalc library

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Value we added

  1. Flexibility and Manageability: The creation of form objects enabled dynamic input data configuration, eliminating the need for static components.
  2. Customization of Formulas: Users can now define their own constant values and calculation parameters, customizing the system to individual needs.
  3. Optimization of Calculations: Efficient string methods and the NCalc library ensure precise calculations, eliminating potential errors and improving system performance.
  4. Easier Maintenance: Centralization of forms and calculation formulas simplifies system maintenance, reducing error risks.

Future perspective

The modernization of the Environmental Protection Laboratory System for PERN S.A. has created a more flexible, manageable, and customizable environment. The applied solutions, such as dynamic forms and the NCalc library, significantly improved the system’s functionality, enabling easier maintenance and customization to individual user needs. This modernized system aligns with PERN S.A.’s commitment to energy security and environmental responsibility, ensuring that the Environmental Protection Laboratory operates at the forefront of technological progress in this field.