Successful Management of the Analytical Laboratory - 9780367450441

CRC Press

This book reviews the operation of the analytical laboratory from the standpoint of the manager's responsibilities. It offers a number of suggestions to help improve the level of the laboratory's performance and its cost-effectiveness as well as the professional status of its personnel. > Successful Management of the Analytical Laboratory provides a comprehensive discussion of the problems that face analytical laboratory managers and presents proven techniques for improving the operation and performance of analytical labs. A wide range of topics are covered, including functions of various laboratory types (including a discussion of legal proceedings that involve defending laboratory data), staffing and organization, motivation, management and development of personnel, personal relations and communication, sample handling, workload optimization, equipment selection and justification, budgeting and cost control (including methods for calculating the dollar return on investments in c.