yons Laboratory Management System (LLMS) streamlines the garment and fabric laboratory testing process. It is a cloud-based mobile and web system that is designed for quick yet comprehensive throughput of testing jobs in an apparel testing laboratory. From a built-in library of standard test methods, technicians enter product test results from which pass/fail determinations are automatically performed and reported using a versatile, robust reporting engine. LLMS also includes entry of test results from outsourced laboratories, remote job requests from customers, and extensive data analysis capabilities. In addition, users may easily view the distribution of work within the laboratory at specific steps within the testing process as well as turn time reporting.

Textile and apparel manufacturing laboratory processes traditionally are very labor intensive. LLMS increases efficiency by simplifying data capture and automating data analysis. LLMS swiftly creates flexible final testing evaluation reports. LLMS also integrates data from external database systems. LLMS is fully user managed and has flexible and comprehensive query capabilities of test, supplier, and laboratory information. The system is easily customized to use non-standard testing methods and test procedures, and employs non-proprietary technology for its database and code infrastructure. As with all Lyons software systems, nothing is “hard-coded”, and content is secured and fully managed by appropriate manufacturer’s staff.

LLMS conducts a plethora of qualitative and quantitative tests according to recognized industry and international standards such as AATCC, ASTM, CTS, FTMS, MER, and TAPPI.  Whatever standards or regulations that apply to the kinds of materials you are testing, rest assured your LLMS supports them. Here you can find a list of standards which are supported by LLMS.

Potential Benefits of LLMS Implementation
When looking at potential benefits of installing a LLMS, most ultimately result in saving money. This savings can not only help justify the decision, but also underscore the need to prioritize rolling out certain critical features first.

Installing a LLMS can help your company:

• Increase number of samples processed
• Decrease sample processing time
• Cut number of analyst hours needed for processing
• Reduce error rates
• Reduce frequency of process inspection
• Speed release of manufactured products
• Reduce customer service needs by offering self-service, read-only access to sample status and test results

In addition, a few intangible benefits include:

• Achieving and demonstrating compliance more easily
• Detecting and correcting errors earlier
• Improving customer satisfaction

The system may be configured for use behind a company firewall, or hosted as a web-based system. All that is required for user access is a Windows PC web browser, and access to the LLMS system. Product testing data may be recorded from outsourced and in-house testing locations. Security and content is completely controlled by user(s) with system administration rights and privileges. A final report of test findings is created from a very flexible report generator that may include as much content as desired including imbedded images, attached documents, etc. Final test reports are electronically sent to product test requestors when a job is completed.

Lyons Quality Audit Tracking System (LQATS)® is a robust, flexible, web-based solution to gather, analyze and display quality audit results generated by staff and suppliers of a manufacturing organization. The secured system offers staff and suppliers real-time access to create, manage, and report audit information in a secure data environment. LQATS gathers real time audit information worldwide from:

• Suppliers (shipment audits)
• Company auditors (final audits)
• Distribution centers
• Manufacturing plants

LQATS is fully managed by a company’s staff and permits changes to system support data as business strategies change. All system components and audit results information reside behind the manufacturer’s data firewall, and are maintained by a company’s staff. LQATS can be hosted behind a company’s firewall; fully hosted solutions are also available from Lyons Information Systems, Inc.®  As with all of our systems, an unlimited number of users and data collection sites are supported at no additional charge.  Our systems are supported by non-proprietary hardware and software and managed by system administrators at each customer site.Quality audit and inspection information within the system emanates from two sources: manual data entry, and electronic data imports of new and changed information from a company’s legacy database system. Examples of user-entered data include audits, inspection, and company specific information, files to make available to users when they login such as when product specification changes occur, news worthy information, etc.  Electronically imported data may include any commonly used file types or other information housed in legacy systems that need not be communicated to users after the LQATS login process.

Product suppliers, mills, distribution centers and other supporting locations that send product to companies using LQATS may perform their own out-going audits prior to shipment directly from LQATS of their customers.  The system is designed to allow access and creation of product audits and/or final inspections from outside supportive sources prior to shipment.  Quality comparisons between audits of products shipped by a supplier, for example, and received by a distribution location may be performed in LQATS as well.