{"product_id":"guidelines-for-laboratory-quality-managers-9783031117237","title":"Guidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis useful and extensive set of guidelines is designed to assist food control laboratories in gaining accreditation from an internationally recognized external body, providing all of the necessary information and practices in an easy-to-read, step-by-step fashion.  Authored by an experienced consultant for laboratory accreditation in many different countries, with this text food control lab owners now have all of the up-to-date information they need to gain accreditation in a single source. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the essentials for quality management in the food control laboratory, from testing processes to current quality management systems. The ISO standards for accreditation are extensively explored, including managerial requirements, organizational aspects, complaint handling procedures, internal audits, and sampling. An entire section is dedicated to the implementation of managerial and technical requirements from quality control to program monitoring and evaluation. Analysis selection, preparation, and validation is covered extensively, and an entire section is dedicated to basic statistics from data presentation to distribution. Each section comes with helpful tips for lab managers plus definitions and terms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive, easy-to-use and up-to-date, \u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e guide for accreditation for food control laboratories. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaboratory management and ISO 17025:2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClause 4: General requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1 Impartiality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2 Confidentiality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClause 5.0: Structural requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClause 6.0: Resource requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2 Personnel\u003c\/p\u003e6.3 Facilities and environmental conditions\u003cp\u003e6.4 Equipment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.5 Metrological traceability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.6 Externally provided products and services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClause 7.0 Process requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1 Review of requests, tenders and contracts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.2 Selection, verification and validation of the methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.3 Sampling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.4 Handling of test or calibration itemsEnsuring the validity of the results\u003c\/p\u003e7.5 Technical records\u003cp\u003e7.6 Evaluation of measurement uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.7 Ensuring the validity of the results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.8 Reporting results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.9 Complaints\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.10 Non-conforming work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.11 Control of data-information management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClause 8.0 Management system requirements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1 Management system documentation (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e8.2 Control of Management system documents (Option A)\u003cp\u003e8.3 Control of records (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.4 Action to address risks and opportunities (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.5 Improvement (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.6 Corrective actions (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.7 Internal audits (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.8 Management Reviews (Option A)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential for Quality management in testing laboratories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManaging the Quality of Laboratory Testing Processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloping a Quality Management System (QMS)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan Do Check Act cycle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix sigma quality management system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuality systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuality system: quality assurance, quality assessment and Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Quality Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSystem planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigation phase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuality manager responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteering Team responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTask team responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImplementation phase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsolidating the program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonitoring and evaluating the program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManagement review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunication and motivation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIPS1: Human resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIPS2: Scheduling and conducting a gap analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIP3: Quality Manual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIP 4: Example Scheme of task assignment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIP5: Example of Project Gantt chart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreparing for analysis: the analytical method\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources of methods\u003c\/p\u003eEvaluation of published methods\u003cp\u003eThe codex Alimentarius commission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Committee for standardization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Standard Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStatistics for the Quality Control Laboratory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eData presentation\u003c\/p\u003eMeasure of the central tendency (mean, median, mode)\u003cp\u003eMeasures of spread (range, variance, standard deviation)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNormal distribution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing samples to estimate population values\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard error of the mean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShapiro-Wilks for testing normality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfidence Intervals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteps in the process of hypothesis testing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample of statistical tests routinely applied in the analytical laboratory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF-test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutliers: Dixon test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutliers: Grubbs test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCochran Test for extreme value of variance (outlier variance)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining (Pooling) Estimates of Standard Deviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrecision calculations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAverages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparing two averages by using the t-test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe repeatability limit (r)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe calibration process: Regression line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeighted regression line\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMethod of Standard Addition (MOSA)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErrors, linear regression analysis and method of standard addition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Youden approach to constant and proportional errors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANOVA- Analysis of Variance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-way ANOVA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeaning of p-value\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncertainty measurement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproaches to estimate measurement uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottom up approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to calculate the standard uncertainty for a type A evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to calculate the standard uncertainty for a type B evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTop down approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase study – determination of cholesterol in animal and vegetable fats and oils\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther approaches to estimate measurement uncertainty: The Horwitz equation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Horrat value\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eControl Charts and Process capability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eControl Charts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstruction of a Control Chart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to set the control limits for an X chart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eType of control charts: Average, Range and Standard deviation control charts\u003c\/p\u003eQuality Control samples\u003cp\u003eGuidelines on Interpretation of Control Charts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical points in using a control chart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIP: Way to calculate Standard deviation calculation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcess capability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapability Indices Cp and Cpk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to conduct a functional study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProcess capability Analysis: An example\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix sigma and process capability\u003c\/p\u003eProcess capability index Cpk and Six-Sigma metric\u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk management in the new laboratory standard ISO 17025:2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing Opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating and Implementing Actions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk identification\u003c\/p\u003eFailure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for laboratory\u003cp\u003eProbability of Occurrence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProbability of Occurrence with Standard Linear Scaling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeverity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk mitigation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetection level\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRPN calculation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSampling frequency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequency of Sampling\/Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUseful readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample of risk assessment for an analytical method from sampling collection to test results\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516336005463,"sku":"9783031117237","price":116.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/guidelines-for-laboratory-quality-managers-9783031117237","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}